AMD Pro A10-8700B vs Intel Core i5-2560M
Combined performance score
Core i5-2560M outperforms Pro A10-8700B by 8% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
Comparing Core i5-2560M and Pro A10-8700B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1981 | 2059 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | Intel Core i5 | AMD Carrizo |
Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Carrizo (2015−2018) |
Release date | no data | 3 June 2015 (8 years old) |
Current price | $1180 | $326 |
Technical specs
Core i5-2560M and Pro A10-8700B 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 | 1.8 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 | 2048 KB |
L3 cache | 3 MB | no data |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
Die size | 149 mm2 | no data |
Number of transistors | 624 Million | 3100 Million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-2560M and Pro A10-8700B 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 | FP4 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 12 - 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2560M and Pro A10-8700B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | no data | HSA 1.0 |
AES-NI | + | 1 |
FMA | + | FMA4 |
AVX | + | AVX |
FRTC | no data | 1 |
FreeSync | 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 | + |
vPro | + | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-2560M and Pro A10-8700B 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 Pro A10-8700B 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 Pro A10-8700B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3-1333 | DDR3/DDR3L-2133 |
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 R6 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 Pro A10-8700B integrated GPUs.
DisplayPort | no data | + |
HDMI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-2560M and Pro A10-8700B 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 Pro A10-8700B.
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.
Core i5-2560M outperforms Pro A10-8700B by 8% in our combined benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Core i5-2560M outperforms Pro A10-8700B by 8% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 1.56 | 1.44 |
Integrated graphics card | 0.66 | |
Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 12 Watt |
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