A6-8500P vs Core 2 Duo P7370
Aggregate performance score
A6-8500P outperforms Core 2 Duo P7370 by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo P7370 and A6-8500P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2847 | 2492 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | AMD Carrizo |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Carrizo (2015−2018) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo P7370 and A6-8500P 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | no data |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 1024 KB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB L2 Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3100 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1V-1.25V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo P7370 and A6-8500P 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.
| Socket | PGA478 | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P7370 and A6-8500P. 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 | - | + |
| HSA | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo P7370 and A6-8500P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P7370 and A6-8500P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P7370 and A6-8500P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | Not Listed |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 4 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo P7370 and A6-8500P integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core 2 Duo P7370 and A6-8500P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P7370 and A6-8500P.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.51 | 0.94 |
| Recency | 1 January 2009 | 3 June 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 15 Watt |
A6-8500P has a 84.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
The A6-8500P is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P7370 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P7370 and A6-8500P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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