Celeron 6305 vs A8-8600P

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Aggregate performance score

A8-8600P
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.55
+18.3%
Celeron 6305
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.31

A8-8600P outperforms Celeron 6305 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-8600P and Celeron 6305 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21302275
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD CarrizoIntel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency4.198.26
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Tiger Lake-U (2020)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-8600P and Celeron 6305 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cacheno data160 KB
L2 cache2048 KB2.5 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A8-8600P and Celeron 6305 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-8600P and Celeron 6305. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A8-8600P and Celeron 6305 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-8600P and Celeron 6305 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-8600P and Celeron 6305. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R6 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
iGPU core count6no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-8600P and Celeron 6305 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-8600P and Celeron 6305 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-8600P and Celeron 6305 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212.1
OpenGLno data4.6
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-8600P and Celeron 6305.

PCIe version3.0no 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.

A8-8600P 1.55
+18.3%
Celeron 6305 1.31

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 2464
+18.5%
Celeron 6305 2080

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.

A8-8600P 360
Celeron 6305 750
+108%

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.

A8-8600P 1007
Celeron 6305 1264
+25.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.55 1.31
Recency 3 June 2015 1 September 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 15 Watt

A8-8600P has a 18.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 25% lower power consumption.

Celeron 6305, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The A8-8600P is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 6305 in performance tests.


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