E2-3000 vs A6-8500P

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Aggregate performance score

A6-8500P
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.91
+97.8%
E2-3000
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.46

A6-8500P outperforms E2-3000 by an impressive 98% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-8500P and E2-3000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25402942
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD CarrizoAMD E-Series
Power efficiency5.742.90
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-8500P and E2-3000 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.65 GHz
L2 cache1024 KB1024 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-8500P and E2-3000 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4FT3
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-8500P and E2-3000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.086x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4FMA4
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect++
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-8500P and E2-3000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-8500P and E2-3000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesNot ListedDDR3
Max memory channels21

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsAMD Radeon HD 8280
iGPU core count4no data
Enduro++
Switchable graphics++
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-8500P and E2-3000 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-8500P and E2-3000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkan++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-8500P and E2-3000.

PCIe version3.02.0

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.

A6-8500P 0.91
+97.8%
E2-3000 0.46

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.

A6-8500P 1445
+99%
E2-3000 726

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.91 0.46
Recency 3 June 2015 23 May 2013

A6-8500P has a 97.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

The A6-8500P is our recommended choice as it beats the E2-3000 in performance tests.


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