Core 2 Duo T5850 vs A8-4500M

Aggregate performance score

A8-4500M
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.06
+147%
Core 2 Duo T5850
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 34 Watt
0.43

A8-4500M outperforms Core 2 Duo T5850 by a whopping 147% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-4500M and Core 2 Duo T5850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24332965
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency2.861.20
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)1 October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-4500M and Core 2 Duo T5850 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rateno data667 MHz
L1 cache192 KBno data
L2 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-4500M and Core 2 Duo T5850 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 configuration1no data
SocketFS1r2no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt34 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4500M and Core 2 Duo T5850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4500M and Core 2 Duo T5850 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4500M and Core 2 Duo T5850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7640G (496 - 685 MHz)no 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.

A8-4500M 1.06
+147%
Core 2 Duo T5850 0.43

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.

A8-4500M 1685
+145%
Core 2 Duo T5850 687

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.

A8-4500M 291
+37.3%
Core 2 Duo T5850 212

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.

A8-4500M 652
+103%
Core 2 Duo T5850 321

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.

A8-4500M 1821
Core 2 Duo T5850 2161
+18.7%

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.

A8-4500M 4872
+21.9%
Core 2 Duo T5850 3997

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.

A8-4500M 2438
+37.9%
Core 2 Duo T5850 1768

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.06 0.43
Recency 15 May 2012 1 October 2008
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 34 Watt

A8-4500M has a 146.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo T5850, on the other hand, has 2.9% lower power consumption.

The A8-4500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5850 in performance tests.


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