Pro A8-8600B vs A8-7650K

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Aggregate performance score

A8-7650K
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.02
+42.3%

A8-7650K outperforms Pro A8-8600B by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-7650K and Pro A8-8600B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18342117
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.52no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)AMD Carrizo
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date7 January 2015 (9 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$152no data
Current price$49 (0.3x MSRP)$500

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-7650K and Pro A8-8600B 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.3 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache4096 KB2048 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on A8-7650K and Pro A8-8600B 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2+FP4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt12-35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7650K and Pro A8-8600B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VTHSA 1.0
AES-NI+1
FMA+FMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTC11
FreeSync11
PowerTune--
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio++
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
Out-of-band client management++
VirusProtect++
RAIDno data+
HSA1+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7650K and Pro A8-8600B are enumerated here.

AMD-V+1
IOMMU 2.0++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7650K and Pro A8-8600B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3/DDR3L-2133
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core count66
Number of pipelines384384
Enduro++
Switchable graphics11
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7650K and Pro A8-8600B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7650K and Pro A8-8600B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkan11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7650K and Pro A8-8600B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


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.

A8-7650K 2.02
+42.3%
Pro A8-8600B 1.42

A8-7650K outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A8-7650K 3123
+42.6%
Pro A8-8600B 2190

A8-7650K outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 43% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A8-7650K 410
Pro A8-8600B 458
+11.7%

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A8-7650K by 12% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A8-7650K 1015
Pro A8-8600B 1052
+3.6%

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A8-7650K by 4% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A8-7650K 2904
+37.6%
Pro A8-8600B 2111

A8-7650K outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 38% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A8-7650K 9456
+60.7%
Pro A8-8600B 5885

A8-7650K outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 61% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A8-7650K 14.2
+32.3%
Pro A8-8600B 18.78

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A8-7650K by 32% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A8-7650K 3
+53.7%
Pro A8-8600B 2

A8-7650K outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 54% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A8-7650K 296
+63.5%
Pro A8-8600B 181

A8-7650K outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 64% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A8-7650K 84
+21.7%
Pro A8-8600B 69

A8-7650K outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 22% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

A8-7650K 0.96
+18.5%
Pro A8-8600B 0.81

A8-7650K outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 19% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-7650K 2
+53.8%
Pro A8-8600B 1.3

A8-7650K outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 54% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-7650K 2105
+58.3%
Pro A8-8600B 1330

A8-7650K outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 58% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-7650K 23
+68.1%
Pro A8-8600B 14

A8-7650K outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 68% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-7650K 108
+60%
Pro A8-8600B 68

A8-7650K outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 60% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A8-7650K 6597
+58.1%
Pro A8-8600B 4173

A8-7650K outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 58% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A8-7650K 2197
+18.2%
Pro A8-8600B 1858

A8-7650K outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 18% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A8-7650K 6033
+27.8%
Pro A8-8600B 4720

A8-7650K outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 28% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.02 1.42
Recency 7 January 2015 3 June 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 12 Watt

The A8-7650K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A8-8600B in performance tests.

Note that A8-7650K is a desktop processor while Pro A8-8600B is a notebook one.


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