Ryzen 5 2600 vs A8-3850

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Aggregate performance score

A8-3850
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.49
Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.30
+457%

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms A8-3850 by a whopping 457% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-3850 and Ryzen 5 2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2157916
Place by popularitynot in top-10021
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.15
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesA-Series (Desktop)AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency1.4112.08
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)
Release date30 June 2011 (13 years ago)19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-3850 and Ryzen 5 2600 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache128 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)3 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm12 nm
Die size228 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on A8-3850 and Ryzen 5 2600 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM1AM4
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3850 and Ryzen 5 2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3850 and Ryzen 5 2600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3850 and Ryzen 5 2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6550D-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3850 and Ryzen 5 2600.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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.

A8-3850 1.49
Ryzen 5 2600 8.30
+457%

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.

A8-3850 2374
Ryzen 5 2600 13189
+456%

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.

A8-3850 316
Ryzen 5 2600 1164
+268%

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.

A8-3850 940
Ryzen 5 2600 4901
+421%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A8-3850 2649
Ryzen 5 2600 4726
+78.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A8-3850 9534
Ryzen 5 2600 28173
+196%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A8-3850 4027
Ryzen 5 2600 9290
+131%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A8-3850 14.2
Ryzen 5 2600 5.5
+158%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A8-3850 3
Ryzen 5 2600 14
+301%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.49 8.30
Recency 30 June 2011 19 April 2018
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600 has a 457% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 53.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-3850 in performance tests.


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