EPYC Embedded 3201 vs A6-8500P

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2795	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Carrizo	AMD EPYC Embedded
Power efficiency	2.33	no data
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	no data	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	3 June 2015 (10 years ago)	21 February 2018 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-8500P and EPYC Embedded 3201 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.1 GHz
Multiplier	no data	15
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3100 Million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A6-8500P and EPYC Embedded 3201 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FP4	AMD BGA SP4r2
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-8500P and EPYC Embedded 3201. 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	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-8500P and EPYC Embedded 3201 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-8500P and EPYC Embedded 3201. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	Not Listed	DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size	no data	512 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.13 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

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	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-8500P and EPYC Embedded 3201 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-8500P and EPYC Embedded 3201 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-8500P and EPYC Embedded 3201.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 June 2015	21 February 2018
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	30 Watt

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