A8-6500T vs Athlon II X3 455

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X3 455
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
1.21

A8-6500T outperforms Athlon II X3 455 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X3 455 and A8-6500T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22432217
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.52no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date7 December 2010 (13 years ago)16 September 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$88no data
Current price$25 (0.3x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 455 and A8-6500T 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads34
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size169 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistors300 million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 455 and A8-6500T 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FM2
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X3 455 and A8-6500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data+
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
PowerNowno data+
PowerGatingno data+
Out-of-band client managementno data-
VirusProtectno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 455 and A8-6500T are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
IOMMU 2.0no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 455 and A8-6500T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1866
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon™ HD 8550D
Number of pipelinesno data256
Endurono data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
UVDno data+
VCEno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X3 455 and A8-6500T integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II X3 455 and A8-6500T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 455 and A8-6500T.

PCIe version2.02.0

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.

Athlon II X3 455 1.21
A8-6500T 1.25
+3.3%

A8-6500T outperforms Athlon II X3 455 by 3% 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%

Athlon II X3 455 1879
A8-6500T 1929
+2.7%

A8-6500T outperforms Athlon II X3 455 by 3% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.21 1.25
Recency 7 December 2010 16 September 2013
Physical cores 3 4
Threads 3 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon II X3 455 and A8-6500T.


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