A8-8600P vs A4-6300

Place in performance ranking	2502	2168
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Carrizo
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-6300 and A8-8600P basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	no data
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	246 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A4-6300 and A8-8600P compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	FM2	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	12-35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6300 and A8-8600P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	HSA 1.0
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	FMA4
AVX	AVX	AVX
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	+	+
HSA	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6300 and A8-8600P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-6300 and A8-8600P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3-2133
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon™ HD 8370D	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Number of pipelines	128	no data
Enduro	+	+
Switchable graphics	+	+
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-6300 and A8-8600P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-6300 and A8-8600P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 11	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6300 and A8-8600P.

PCIe version

2.0

3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A4-6300 0.92

A8-8600P 1.45
+57.6%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A4-6300 1426

A8-8600P 2240
+57.1%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A4-6300 391
+8.6%

A8-8600P 360

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A4-6300 566

A8-8600P 1007
+77.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.92	1.45
Recency	1 June 2013	3 June 2015
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	12 Watt

A8-8600P has a 57.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 441.7% lower power consumption.

The A8-8600P is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-6300 in performance tests.

Note that A4-6300 is a desktop processor while A8-8600P is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between A4-6300 and A8-8600P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.