A6-9500 vs A8-7100

Primary details

Comparing A8-7100 and A6-9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2331	2245
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.62
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Kaveri	no data
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$64
Current price	$422	$36 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-7100 and A6-9500 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	1.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.8 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	245 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	2410 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-7100 and A6-9500 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	no data	1
Socket	FP3	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7100 and A6-9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	1	1
FreeSync	no data	1
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	+	+
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	+
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	+
HSA	1	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7100 and A6-9500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7100 and A6-9500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	4	6
Enduro	+	+
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7100 and A6-9500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7100 and A6-9500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	1	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7100 and A6-9500.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

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.

A6-9500 outperforms A8-7100 by 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.06	1.22
Recency	4 June 2014	27 July 2017
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	65 Watt

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