Atom Z500 vs PRO A6-8550B
Aggregate performance score
PRO A6-8550B outperforms Atom Z500 by a whopping 671% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2679 | 3625 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.70 | 9.09 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Godaveri (2014−2016) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 29 September 2015 (10 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $45 |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of PRO A6-8550B and Atom Z500: 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 0.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 400 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 8 |
| L1 cache | no data | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | 24.18 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.80 -1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A6-8550B and Atom Z500 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FM2+ | PBGA441 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 0.65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A6-8550B and Atom Z500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
PRO A6-8550B and Atom Z500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A6-8550B and Atom Z500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A6-8550B and Atom Z500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | - |
| iGPU core count | 4 | - |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | 256 | - |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A6-8550B and Atom Z500 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A6-8550B and Atom Z500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | - |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A6-8550B and Atom Z500.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.08 | 0.14 |
| Recency | 29 September 2015 | 2 April 2008 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
PRO A6-8550B has a 671% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 61% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD PRO A6-8550B is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z500 in performance tests.
Note that PRO A6-8550B is a desktop processor while Atom Z500 is a notebook one.
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