A8 PRO-7600B vs i5-2500T

Place in the ranking	1988	1981
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	3.87	2.71
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)	31 July 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2500T and A8 PRO-7600B 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	216 mm²	245 mm²
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	71 °C
Number of transistors	1,160 million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2500T and A8 PRO-7600B 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	1
Socket	LGA1155	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2500T and A8 PRO-7600B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
RAID	-	+
HSA	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-2500T and A8 PRO-7600B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2500T and A8 PRO-7600B are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2500T and A8 PRO-7600B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 2000	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Number of pipelines	no data	384
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+
Graphics max frequency	1.25 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2500T and A8 PRO-7600B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-2500T and A8 PRO-7600B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2500T and A8 PRO-7600B.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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.

i5-2500T 1.85

A8 PRO-7600B 1.87
+1.1%

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.

i5-2500T 2929

A8 PRO-7600B 2960
+1.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.85	1.87
Recency	9 January 2011	31 July 2014
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

i5-2500T has 44.4% lower power consumption.

A8 PRO-7600B, on the other hand, has a 1.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-2500T and A8 PRO-7600B.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-2500T and A8 PRO-7600B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.