Z-01 vs A6-8500P

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Aggregate performance score

A6-8500P
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.91
+379%

A6-8500P outperforms Z-01 by a whopping 379% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-8500P and Z-01 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25403244
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency5.742.99
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Desna (2011)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 June 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-8500P and Z-01 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 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache1024 KB1 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm40 nm
Die sizeno data75 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-8500P and Z-01 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
SocketFP4FT1
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-8500P and Z-01. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A, AMD-V
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
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 Z-01 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-8500P and Z-01. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesNot ListedDDR3 Single-channel
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 HD 6250
iGPU core count4no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-8500P and Z-01 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-8500P and Z-01 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-8500P and Z-01.

PCIe version3.0no data

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
+379%
Z-01 0.19

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
+374%
Z-01 305

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.91 0.19
Recency 3 June 2015 1 June 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

A6-8500P has a 378.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Z-01, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.

The A6-8500P is our recommended choice as it beats the Z-01 in performance tests.


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