Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS vs A8-6410
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS outperforms A8-6410 by a whopping 1626% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-6410 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2410 | 302 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.07 | 40.65 |
| Architecture codename | Beema (2014) | Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 1 June 2014 (10 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-6410 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 930 Million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A8-6410 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FT3b | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6410 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT | Ryzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6410 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6410 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1866 | DDR5 |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-6410 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-6410 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6410 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.12 | 19.33 |
| Recency | 1 June 2014 | 16 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
A8-6410 has 200% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS, on the other hand, has a 1625.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-6410 in performance tests.
Be aware that A8-6410 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-6410 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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