Ryzen 3 3200G vs A8-6500

Primary details

Comparing A8-6500 and Ryzen 3 3200G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1895	1210
Place by popularity	not in top-100	40
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.34	13.02
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 3
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Picasso (2019−2020)
Release date	1 June 2013 (10 years ago)	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$99
Current price	$58	$150 (1.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 3200G has 3729% better value for money than A8-6500.

Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and Ryzen 3 3200G 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Die size	246 mm2	210 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	4,940 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and Ryzen 3 3200G 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FM2	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and Ryzen 3 3200G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	1	+
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	AVX	+
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and Ryzen 3 3200G are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500 and Ryzen 3 3200G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8570D	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
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 Ryzen 3 3200G integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and Ryzen 3 3200G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and Ryzen 3 3200G.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

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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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.

Ryzen 3 3200G outperforms A8-6500 by 153% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.82	4.61
Integrated graphics card	1.14	4.49
Recency	1 June 2013	7 July 2019
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm

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