Pentium D 950 vs A8-6500

Primary details

Comparing A8-6500 and Pentium D 950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1918	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.34	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Presler (2006−2007)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	16 January 2006 (18 years ago)
Current price	$58	$150

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and Pentium D 950 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	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	16 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	2 MB (per die)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	246 mm2	2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	C1+D0=63 °C, B1=69 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	376 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and Pentium D 950 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	LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and Pentium D 950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	1	-
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	AVX	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	32 Bit
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

A8-6500 and Pentium D 950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and Pentium D 950 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500 and Pentium D 950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8570D	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Number of pipelines	256	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500 and Pentium D 950 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and Pentium D 950 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and Pentium D 950.

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2013	16 January 2006
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

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