Pro A6-8500B vs Core 2 Duo SU9300

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3357	2720
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD Carrizo
Power efficiency	1.18	2.56
Designer	Intel	AMD
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	20 August 2008 (17 years ago)	3 June 2015 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SU9300 and Pro A6-8500B 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	4
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	107 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SU9300 and Pro A6-8500B 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	BGA956	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SU9300 and Pro A6-8500B. 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	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SU9300 and Pro A6-8500B 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 SU9300 and Pro A6-8500B 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 SU9300 and Pro A6-8500B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3/DDR3L-1600
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
จำนวนพาธไลน์	no data	256
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo SU9300 and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo SU9300 and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SU9300 and Pro A6-8500B.

PCIe version

no data

3.0

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.28	0.91
Recency	20 August 2008	3 June 2015
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt

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