Pentium 6805 vs A8-3850
Aggregate performance score
Pentium 6805 outperforms A8-3850 by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-3850 and Pentium 6805 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2042 | 1594 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.77 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | A-Series (Desktop) | no data |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | no data |
| Release date | 30 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 October 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Current price | $38 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A8-3850 and Pentium 6805 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A8-3850 and Pentium 6805 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FM1 | FCBGA1526 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3850 and Pentium 6805. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| SIPP | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
A8-3850 and Pentium 6805 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3850 and Pentium 6805 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3850 and Pentium 6805. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6550D | Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 850 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-3850 and Pentium 6805 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
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.
Pentium 6805 outperforms A8-3850 by 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Pentium 6805 outperforms A8-3850 by 87% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Pentium 6805 outperforms A8-3850 by 278% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Pentium 6805 outperforms A8-3850 by 150% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.53 | 2.86 |
| Recency | 30 June 2011 | 1 October 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 15 Watt |
The Pentium 6805 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-3850 in performance tests.
Note that A8-3850 is a desktop processor while Pentium 6805 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-3850 and Pentium 6805, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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