A8-6500T vs EPYC 7272
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7272 outperforms A8-6500T by a whopping 1174% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 562 | 2589 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 9.81 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Power efficiency | 12.75 | 2.67 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Richland (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 7 August 2019 (6 years ago) | 16 September 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $625 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7272 and A8-6500T 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Multiplier | 29 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 4096 KB |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (per die) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 2x 74 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 71 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 7,600 million | 1,303 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7272 and A8-6500T 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | SP3 | FM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7272 and A8-6500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7272 and A8-6500T are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7272 and A8-6500T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Eight-channel | DDR3-1866 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.763 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon™ HD 8550D |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | no data | 256 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 7272 and A8-6500T integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by EPYC 7272 and A8-6500T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 11 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7272 and A8-6500T.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.27 | 1.12 |
| Recency | 7 August 2019 | 16 September 2013 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 45 Watt |
EPYC 7272 has a 1174.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.
A8-6500T, on the other hand, has 166.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 7272 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A8-6500T in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 7272 is a server/workstation processor while A8-6500T is a desktop one.
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