AMD Pro A6-8500B vs Intel Core i7-2715QE
Comparative analysis of AMD Pro A6-8500B and Intel Core i7-2715QE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Pro A6-8500B
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
- 3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
- Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1340 vs 1287
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 3 June 2015 vs January 2011 |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 32 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 45 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1340 vs 1287 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2715QE
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
- 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3221 vs 1601
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Number of threads | 8 vs 4 |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3221 vs 1601 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Pro A6-8500B
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2715QE
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Pro A6-8500B | Intel Core i7-2715QE |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1340 | 1287 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1601 | 3221 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Pro A6-8500B | Intel Core i7-2715QE | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Carrizo | Sandy Bridge |
Family | AMD PRO A-Series Processors | |
Launch date | 3 June 2015 | January 2011 |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Place in performance rating | 1900 | 1913 |
Series | AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Laptops | Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors |
Vertical segment | Laptop | Embedded |
Processor Number | i7-2715QE | |
Status | Launched | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 1.6 GHz | 2.10 GHz |
Compute Cores | 6 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum frequency | 3 GHz | 3.00 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
Number of GPU cores | 4 | |
Number of threads | 4 | 8 |
Transistor count | 3100 Million | 1160 million |
Unlocked | ||
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI | |
Die size | 216 mm | |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
Maximum core temperature | 100 C | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Supported memory frequency | 1600 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 / DDR3L-1600 | DDR3 1066/1333/1600 |
ECC memory support | ||
Maximum memory size | 16.6 GB | |
Graphics |
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Enduro | ||
Graphics max frequency | 800 MHz | 1.2 GHz |
iGPU core count | 256 | |
Number of pipelines | 256 | |
Processor graphics | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 |
Switchable graphics | ||
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Graphics base frequency | 650 MHz | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.20 GHz | |
Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | ||
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
CRT | ||
eDP | ||
Number of displays supported | 2 | |
SDVO | ||
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | |
Vulkan | ||
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | FP4 | FCBGA1023 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Package Size | 31mm x 24mm (FCBGA1023) | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 2.0 |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
PCIe configurations | 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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AMD App Acceleration | ||
AMD Elite Experiences | ||
AMD HD3D technology | ||
AMD Mantle API | ||
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC) | ||
FreeSync | ||
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Out-of-band client management | ||
PowerGating | ||
PowerNow | ||
RAID | ||
System Image Stability | ||
TrueAudio | ||
VirusProtect | ||
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Flexible Display interface (FDI) | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Fast Memory Access | ||
Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
IOMMU 2.0 | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
Security & Reliability |
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Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |