Celeron 4305U vs Pro A6-8500B
Aggregate performance score
Celeron 4305U outperforms Pro A6-8500B by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pro A6-8500B and Celeron 4305U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2346 | 2272 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 16 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $107 |
| Current price | $44 | $76 (0.7x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
Pro A6-8500B and Celeron 4305U 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 4 GT/s |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pro A6-8500B and Celeron 4305U 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP4 | FCBGA1528 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A6-8500B and Celeron 4305U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | 1 | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | no data |
| AVX | AVX | no data |
| FRTC | 1 | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| PowerTune | - | no data |
| TrueAudio | + | no data |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| PowerGating | + | no data |
| Out-of-band client management | + | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
| RAID | + | no data |
| HSA | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| TSX | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Smart Response | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Pro A6-8500B and Celeron 4305U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A6-8500B and Celeron 4305U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | 1 | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A6-8500B and Celeron 4305U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3/DDR3L-1600 | DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 37.5 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | Intel® UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel® Processors |
| iGPU core count | 4 | no data |
| Number of pipelines | 256 | no data |
| Max video memory | no data | 32 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Enduro | + | no data |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | no data |
| UVD | + | no data |
| VCE | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 900 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pro A6-8500B and Celeron 4305U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pro A6-8500B and Celeron 4305U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pro A6-8500B and Celeron 4305U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
| Vulkan | 1 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A6-8500B and Celeron 4305U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
Celeron 4305U outperforms Pro A6-8500B by 13% 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%
Celeron 4305U outperforms Pro A6-8500B by 13% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.04 | 1.17 |
| Recency | 3 June 2015 | 16 April 2019 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
The Celeron 4305U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A6-8500B in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pro A6-8500B and Celeron 4305U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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