A4-4300M vs A8-6500

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Aggregate performance score

A8-6500
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.78
+183%
A4-4300M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.63

A8-6500 outperforms A4-4300M by a whopping 183% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-6500 and A4-4300M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20272782
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series
Power efficiency2.591.70
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and A4-4300M 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 speed3.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache192 KB96 KB
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and A4-4300M 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
SocketFM2FS1r2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and A4-4300M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4+
AVXAVX+
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and A4-4300M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500 and A4-4300M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866unknown
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8570DAMD Radeon HD 7420G (480 - 655 MHz)
จำนวนพาธไลน์256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500 and A4-4300M integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and A4-4300M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and A4-4300M.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

A8-6500 1.78
+183%
A4-4300M 0.63

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.

A8-6500 2824
+181%
A4-4300M 1005

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.

A8-6500 442
+49.3%
A4-4300M 296

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.

A8-6500 1042
+166%
A4-4300M 392

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.78 0.63
Integrated graphics card 1.13 0.80
Recency 1 June 2013 15 May 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

A8-6500 has a 182.5% higher aggregate performance score, 41.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

A4-4300M, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The A8-6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-4300M in performance tests.

Note that A8-6500 is a desktop processor while A4-4300M is a notebook one.


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