A10-4600M vs PRO A8-8650B
Aggregate performance score
PRO A8-8650B outperforms A10-4600M by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing PRO A8-8650B and A10-4600M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1817 | 2219 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD A-Series |
| Architecture codename | Godaveri (2014−2018) | Trinity (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 29 September 2015 (8 years ago) | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
PRO A8-8650B and A10-4600M 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256K | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | 1303 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A8-8650B and A10-4600M 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+ | FS1r2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A8-8650B and A10-4600M. 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 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A8-8650B and A10-4600M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A8-8650B and A10-4600M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon R7 | AMD Radeon HD 7660G |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A8-8650B and A10-4600M.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
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.
PRO A8-8650B outperforms A10-4600M by 66% based on our aggregate 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%
PRO A8-8650B outperforms A10-4600M by 66% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
PRO A8-8650B outperforms A10-4600M by 28% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
PRO A8-8650B outperforms A10-4600M by 44% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.08 | 1.25 |
| Recency | 29 September 2015 | 15 May 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
PRO A8-8650B has a 66.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
A10-4600M, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.
The PRO A8-8650B is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-4600M in performance tests.
Note that PRO A8-8650B is a desktop processor while A10-4600M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A8-8650B and A10-4600M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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