Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS vs A6-8500P

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Aggregate performance score

A6-8500P
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.91
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
13.88
+1425%

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS outperforms A6-8500P by a whopping 1425% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-8500P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2525530
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency5.7446.91
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-8500P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors3100 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A6-8500P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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
SocketFP4FP7
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-8500P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0no data
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-8500P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-8500P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesNot ListedDDR5
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsAMD Radeon 760M
iGPU core count4no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-8500P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-8500P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-8500P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 13.88
+1425%

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
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 22041
+1425%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.91 13.88
Recency 3 June 2015 16 April 2024
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

A6-8500P has 86.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS, on the other hand, has a 1425.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-8500P in performance tests.


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