Pro A8-8600B vs Phenom II X6 1100T BE

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X6 1100T BE
2010
6 cores / 6 threads, 125 Watt
3.62
+162%
Pro A8-8600B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.38

Phenom II X6 1100T BE outperforms Pro A8-8600B by a whopping 162% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Pro A8-8600B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14962221
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Carrizo
Power efficiency2.743.73
Architecture codenameThuban (2010)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date7 December 2010 (13 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Pro A8-8600B 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads64
Base clock speed3.3 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size346 mm2no data
Number of transistors904 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Pro A8-8600B 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3FP4
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt12-35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Pro A8-8600B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataHSA 1.0
AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-AVX
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Pro A8-8600B are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Pro A8-8600B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3/DDR3L-2133
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Number of pipelinesno data384
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Pro A8-8600B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Pro A8-8600B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Pro A8-8600B.

PCIe version2.03.0

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.

Phenom II X6 1100T BE 3.62
+162%
Pro A8-8600B 1.38

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.

Phenom II X6 1100T BE 5745
+162%
Pro A8-8600B 2190

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.62 1.38
Recency 7 December 2010 3 June 2015
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 12 Watt

Phenom II X6 1100T BE has a 162.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Pro A8-8600B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 941.7% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X6 1100T BE is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A8-8600B in performance tests.

Note that Phenom II X6 1100T BE is a desktop processor while Pro A8-8600B is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Pro A8-8600B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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