M3-8100Y vs A8-6500

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Primary details

Comparing A8-6500 and M3-8100Y 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 processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core M3
Power efficiency2.59no data
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)28 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281

Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and M3-8100Y 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz1.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache192 KB128 KB
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and M3-8100Y 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and M3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and M3-8100Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500 and M3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8570DIntel UHD Graphics 615
จำนวนพาธไลน์256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500 and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and M3-8100Y.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data10

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 1.13 1.98
Recency 1 June 2013 28 August 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 5 Watt

A8-6500 has 100% more physical cores.

M3-8100Y, on the other hand, has 75.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1200% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A8-6500 and M3-8100Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A8-6500 is a desktop processor while M3-8100Y is a notebook one.


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