Athlon MP 2200+ vs A8-6500

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Primary details

Comparing A8-6500 and Athlon MP 2200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2027not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon MP
Power efficiency2.59no data
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)K7 (2000−2004)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)27 August 2002 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$224

Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and Athlon MP 2200+ 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data266 MT/s
Multiplierno data13.5
L1 cache192 KB128 KB
L2 cache4096 KB256 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm130 nm
Die size246 mm285 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million37 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and Athlon MP 2200+ 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFM2no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and Athlon MP 2200+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and Athlon MP 2200+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500 and Athlon MP 2200+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866no data
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8570Dno data
จำนวนพาธไลน์256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500 and Athlon MP 2200+ integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and Athlon MP 2200+ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and Athlon MP 2200+.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2013 27 August 2002
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 60 Watt

A8-6500 has an age advantage of 10 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon MP 2200+, on the other hand, has 8.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A8-6500 and Athlon MP 2200+. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A8-6500 is a desktop processor while Athlon MP 2200+ is a server/workstation one.


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