Pro A8-8600B vs Athlon X2 7750 BE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pro A8-8600B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2219
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Carrizo
Power efficiency	no data	3.72
Architecture codename	Kuma (2008−2009)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	December 2008 (15 years ago)	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 7750 BE 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Die size	285 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	450 million	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 7750 BE 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	AM2+	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	12-35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pro A8-8600B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pro A8-8600B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pro A8-8600B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3/DDR3L-2133
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Number of pipelines	no data	384
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pro A8-8600B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pro A8-8600B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pro A8-8600B.

PCIe version

no data

3.0

Pros & cons summary

---

Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	12 Watt

---

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pro A8-8600B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

---