A8-8600P vs A6-6310

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Aggregate performance score

A6-6310
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.05
A8-8600P
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.55
+47.6%

A8-8600P outperforms A6-6310 by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-6310 and A8-8600P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24352130
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD Carrizo
Power efficiency6.624.19
Architecture codenameBeema (2014)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-6310 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3 GHz
L2 cache2048 KB2048 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors930 Million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-6310 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.

SocketFT3bFP4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt12-35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6310 and A8-8600P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXHSA 1.0
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4FMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect++
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6310 and A8-8600P are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6310 and A8-8600P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1865DDR3-2133
Max memory channels12

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R4 GraphicsAMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Enduro++
Switchable graphics++
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6310 and A8-8600P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6310 and A8-8600P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkan++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6310 and A8-8600P.

PCIe version2.03.0

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.

A6-6310 1.05
A8-8600P 1.55
+47.6%

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.

A6-6310 1674
A8-8600P 2464
+47.2%

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.

A6-6310 229
A8-8600P 360
+57.2%

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.

A6-6310 602
A8-8600P 1007
+67.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.05 1.55
Recency 29 April 2014 3 June 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 12 Watt

A8-8600P has a 47.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 25% lower power consumption.

The A8-8600P is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-6310 in performance tests.


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