AMD Pro A8-8600B vs AMD A8-5500

Comparative analysis of AMD Pro A8-8600B and AMD A8-5500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Pro A8-8600B

AMD A8-5500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Pro A8-8600B

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.432 vs 4.063
26.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 229.764 vs 8.685
4.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.849 vs 0.185
24.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 12.472 vs 0.504
12.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 39.061 vs 3.038

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 June 2015 vs October 2012
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.432 vs 4.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	229.764 vs 8.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.849 vs 0.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.472 vs 0.504
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	39.061 vs 3.038

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5500

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1333 vs 1107
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2610 vs 2226
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 455 vs 362
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1243 vs 1026
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 789 vs 713
2.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2225 vs 780
Around 85% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 4729 vs 2559
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 789 vs 713
2.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2225 vs 780
Around 85% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 4729 vs 2559

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1333 vs 1107
PassMark - CPU mark	2610 vs 2226
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	455 vs 362
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1243 vs 1026
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	789 vs 713
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2225 vs 780
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4729 vs 2559
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	789 vs 713
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2225 vs 780
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4729 vs 2559

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Pro A8-8600B
CPU 2: AMD A8-5500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1107

1333

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2226

2610

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

362

455

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1026

1243

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

9.432

4.063

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

229.764

8.685

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.849

0.185

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.472

0.504

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

39.061

3.038

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

713

789

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

780

2225

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2559

4729

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

713

789

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

780

2225

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2559

4729

Name	AMD Pro A8-8600B	AMD A8-5500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1107	1333
PassMark - CPU mark	2226	2610
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	362	455
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1026	1243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.432	4.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	229.764	8.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.849	0.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.472	0.504
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	39.061	3.038
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	713	789
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	780	2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2559	4729
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	713	789
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	780	2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2559	4729

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Pro A8-8600B	AMD A8-5500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Carrizo	Trinity
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 June 2015	October 2012
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1906	1959
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.6 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	3100 Million	1178 million
Unlocked
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3 / DDR3L-2133	DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz
iGPU core count	384
Number of pipelines	384
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP4	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0