PRO A6-8570 vs A8-6500B

Primary details

Comparing A8-6500B and PRO A6-8570 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1909	2233
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.25	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	October 2018 (5 years ago)
Current price	$139	$42

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-6500B and PRO A6-8570 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	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	192K	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	246 mm2	250 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,303 million	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500B and PRO A6-8570 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500B and PRO A6-8570. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	no data	1
FreeSync	no data	1
PowerNow	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500B and PRO A6-8570 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500B and PRO A6-8570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8570D	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Switchable graphics	no data	1

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500B and PRO A6-8570 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort

no data

n/a

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500B and PRO A6-8570 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	no data	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500B and PRO A6-8570.

PCIe version

2.0

3.0

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.

A8-6500B outperforms PRO A6-8570 by 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.85	1.23
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm

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