A8 Pro-7150B vs Core i5-2560M

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2560M and A8 Pro-7150B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2033	2379
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD Kaveri
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	no data	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price	$1180	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2560M and A8 Pro-7150B 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	4	4
Base clock speed	no data	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus support	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	4096 KB
L3 cache	3 MB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	149 mm2	245 mm2
Number of transistors	624 Million	2410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2560M and A8 Pro-7150B 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	no data	FP3
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	19 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2560M and A8 Pro-7150B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	no data	1
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	+
VirusProtect	no data	+
RAID	no data	+
HSA	no data	1
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-2560M and A8 Pro-7150B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2560M and A8 Pro-7150B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	1
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2560M and A8 Pro-7150B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 3000	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Number of pipelines	no data	384
Enduro	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2560M and A8 Pro-7150B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-2560M and A8 Pro-7150B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	no data	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2560M and A8 Pro-7150B.

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.

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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.

Core i5-2560M outperforms A8 Pro-7150B by 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.55	0.99
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	19 Watt

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