Core i9-14900KF vs A6-8500P

Primary details

Comparing A6-8500P and Core i9-14900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2420	69
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	80.09
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Carrizo	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	no data
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	no data	$531

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A6-8500P and Core i9-14900KF 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	32
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	5.8 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB	no data
L3 cache	no data	36 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	28 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A6-8500P and Core i9-14900KF 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	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-8500P and Core i9-14900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	1	+
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	AVX	no data
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
HSA	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

A6-8500P and Core i9-14900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-8500P and Core i9-14900KF are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-8500P and Core i9-14900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	Not Listed	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	192 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	4	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-8500P and Core i9-14900KF integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-8500P and Core i9-14900KF integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-8500P and Core i9-14900KF.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Core i9-14900KF outperforms A6-8500P by 4075% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.93	38.83
Recency	3 June 2015	1 October 2023
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	2	32

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