AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs AMD PRO A6-8550B

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD PRO A6-8550B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

AMD PRO A6-8550B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
14 more threads: 16 vs 2
Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8550B

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
CPU 2: AMD PRO A6-8550B

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	AMD PRO A6-8550B
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1283
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9002
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6209
PassMark - Single thread mark		1631
PassMark - CPU mark		1882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.546
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		223.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.884
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		18.126
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		47.872

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	AMD PRO A6-8550B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Family	Ryzen 7	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	7 July 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$399
OPN PIB	100-100000025BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000025	AD855BYBI23JC
Place in performance rating	1209	1212
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	2
Unlocked
Compute Cores		6
Maximum core temperature		71.30°C
Number of GPU cores		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations	x16
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		256
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan