Ultra 7 265HX vs Pro A6-8500B
Primary details
Comparing Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 265HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2500 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.35 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | no data |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 265HX 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) | 20 (Icosa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 8 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 12 |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 30 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 265HX 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.
| Socket | FP4 | FCBGA2114 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 265HX. 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 | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | AVX | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| SIPP | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | - | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN |
Security technologies
Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 265HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 265HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 265HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3/DDR3L-1600 | DDR5-6400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 192 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | Intel® Graphics |
| iGPU core count | 4 | no data |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | 256 | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.9 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 265HX integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 265HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4K @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 8K @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL) |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 3840x2400 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 265HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 265HX.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 24 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 June 2015 | 1 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 20 |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 55 Watt |
Pro A6-8500B has 266.7% lower power consumption.
Ultra 7 265HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 900% more physical cores and 400% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 265HX. We've got no test results to judge.
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