Athlon 64 LE-1620 vs A8-6500

Primary details

Comparing A8-6500 and Athlon 64 LE-1620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2028	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.59	no data
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and Athlon 64 LE-1620 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128K
L2 cache	4096 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Die size	246 mm2	230 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	69 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	227 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and Athlon 64 LE-1620 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	1
Socket	FM2	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and Athlon 64 LE-1620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and Athlon 64 LE-1620 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500 and Athlon 64 LE-1620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR2
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8570D	no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์	256	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500 and Athlon 64 LE-1620 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and Athlon 64 LE-1620 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and Athlon 64 LE-1620.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

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