A4-9120 vs A8-6500

Place in the ranking	2013	2636
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	2.59	4.86
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	1 June 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and A4-9120 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	246 mm²	124.5 mm²
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and A4-9120 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	no data
Socket	FM2	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	10-15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and A4-9120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Virtualization,
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and A4-9120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500 and A4-9120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR4
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8570D	AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge)
Number of pipelines	256	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500 and A4-9120 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and A4-9120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and A4-9120.

PCIe version

2.0

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.

A8-6500 1.78
+131%

A4-9120 0.77

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 2820
+132%

A4-9120 1217

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.78	0.77
Integrated graphics card	1.12	1.03
Recency	1 June 2013	1 June 2017
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt