Ultra 7 268V vs Pro A6-8500B
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 7 268V outperforms Pro A6-8500B by a whopping 1390% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 268V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2445 | 454 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.38 | 83.94 |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Lunar Lake (2024) |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 24 September 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 268V 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 37 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 2.5 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 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 268V 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 | Intel BGA 2833 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 268V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | AVX | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 268V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 268V are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 268V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3/DDR3L-1600 | DDR5 |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | Arc 140V |
| iGPU core count | 4 | no data |
| Number of pipelines | 256 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 268V integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 268V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core Ultra 7 268V.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.05 | 15.65 |
| Recency | 3 June 2015 | 24 September 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 17 Watt |
Pro A6-8500B has 13.3% lower power consumption.
Ultra 7 268V, on the other hand, has a 1390.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Core Ultra 7 268V 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 Core Ultra 7 268V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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