A6-3620 vs Pro A6-8500B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A6-8500B
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.01
A6-3620
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.17
+15.8%

A6-3620 outperforms Pro A6-8500B by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A6-8500B and A6-3620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24672373
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency6.381.70
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)20 December 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pro A6-8500B and A6-3620 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data228 mm2
Number of transistors3100 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pro A6-8500B and A6-3620 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4FM1
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A6-8500B and A6-3620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0no data
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A6-8500B and A6-3620 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A6-8500B and A6-3620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-1600DDR3
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 GraphicsRadeon HD 6530D
iGPU core count4no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A6-8500B and A6-3620 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A6-8500B and A6-3620 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A6-8500B and A6-3620.

PCIe version3.0no 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 A6-8500B 1.01
A6-3620 1.17
+15.8%

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.

Pro A6-8500B 1601
A6-3620 1864
+16.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.01 1.17
Recency 3 June 2015 20 December 2011
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Pro A6-8500B has an age advantage of 3 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

A6-3620, on the other hand, has a 15.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

The A6-3620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A6-8500B in performance tests.

Be aware that Pro A6-8500B is a notebook processor while A6-3620 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pro A6-8500B and A6-3620, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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