Core i7-2655LE vs A8-8600P

Primary details

Comparing A8-8600P and Core i7-2655LE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2094	2190
Place by popularity	37	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.03
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Carrizo	Intel Core i7
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$346
Current price	$215	$4071 (11.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-8600P and Core i7-2655LE 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	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	4 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3100 Million	624 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-8600P and Core i7-2655LE 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FP4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	12-35 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-8600P and Core i7-2655LE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	no data
AES-NI	1	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	AVX	+
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
HSA	+	no data
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Security technologies

A8-8600P and Core i7-2655LE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-8600P and Core i7-2655LE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-8600P and Core i7-2655LE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	no data
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 3000
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-8600P and Core i7-2655LE integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-8600P and Core i7-2655LE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-8600P and Core i7-2655LE.

PCIe version

3.0

no 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.

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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.

A8-8600P outperforms Core i7-2655LE by 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.45	1.29
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	25 Watt

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