A4-6320 vs A8-8600P

Place in the ranking	2168	2453
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Carrizo	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	December 2013 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-8600P and A4-6320 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	1.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	96 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1024 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	70 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-8600P and A4-6320 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	FP4	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	12-35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-8600P and A4-6320. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	AVX	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	+
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	+
HSA	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-8600P and A4-6320 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-8600P and A4-6320. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR3-1600
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	AMD Radeon™ HD 8370D
iGPU core count	6	no data
Number of pipelines	no data	128
Enduro	+	+
Switchable graphics	+	+
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-8600P and A4-6320 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-8600P and A4-6320 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 11
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-8600P and A4-6320.

PCIe version

3.0

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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.

A8-8600P 1.45
+46.5%

A4-6320 0.99

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.

A8-8600P 2240
+46.4%

A4-6320 1530

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.45	0.99
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	65 Watt

A8-8600P has a 46.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 441.7% lower power consumption.

The A8-8600P is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-6320 in performance tests.

Be aware that A8-8600P is a notebook processor while A4-6320 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between A8-8600P and A4-6320, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.