C-60 vs PRO A4-8350B
Aggregate performance score
PRO A4-8350B outperforms C-60 by a whopping 433% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2708 | 3517 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD C-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.58 | 2.14 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | Ontario (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 29 September 2015 (10 years ago) | 22 August 2011 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
PRO A4-8350B and C-60 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 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A4-8350B and C-60 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 | FM2+ | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A4-8350B and C-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz) |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A4-8350B and C-60 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A4-8350B and C-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | DDR3 Single-channel |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | AMD Radeon HD 6290 |
| iGPU core count | 4 | no data |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | 256 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A4-8350B and C-60 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A4-8350B and C-60 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A4-8350B and C-60.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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 | 0.96 | 0.18 |
| Recency | 29 September 2015 | 22 August 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 9 Watt |
PRO A4-8350B has a 433.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
C-60, on the other hand, has 622.2% lower power consumption.
The AMD PRO A4-8350B is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD C-60 in performance tests.
Note that PRO A4-8350B is a desktop processor while C-60 is a notebook one.
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