Ultra 9 285 vs A6-8500P

Primary details

Comparing A6-8500P and Core Ultra 9 285 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2540	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Carrizo	no data
Power efficiency	5.71	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	January 2025

Detailed specifications

A6-8500P and Core Ultra 9 285 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	24
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	5.6 GHz
L1 cache	no data	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	3 nm
Die size	no data	243 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3100 Million	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A6-8500P and Core Ultra 9 285 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	no data	1
Socket	FP4	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-8500P and Core Ultra 9 285. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

A6-8500P and Core Ultra 9 285 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-8500P and Core Ultra 9 285 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-8500P and Core Ultra 9 285. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	Not Listed	DDR5 Depends on motherboard
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Arc Xe2 Graphics 64EU
iGPU core count	4	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-8500P and Core Ultra 9 285 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-8500P and Core Ultra 9 285 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-8500P and Core Ultra 9 285.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	24
Threads	2	24
Chip lithography	28 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	125 Watt

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