i5-13600K vs Pro A6-8500B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A6-8500B
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.01
Core i5-13600K
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
23.85
+2261%

Core i5-13600K outperforms Pro A6-8500B by a whopping 2261% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A6-8500B and Core i5-13600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2467215
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data61.84
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD CarrizoIntel Core i5
Power efficiency6.3818.07
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$319

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pro A6-8500B and Core i5-13600K 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data24 MB
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pro A6-8500B and Core i5-13600K 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
SocketFP4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core i5-13600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pro A6-8500B and Core i5-13600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core i5-13600K are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core i5-13600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-1600DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.604 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 770
iGPU core count4no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์256no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A6-8500B and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.5
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core i5-13600K.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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
i5-13600K 23.85
+2261%

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
i5-13600K 37888
+2267%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.01 23.85
Recency 3 June 2015 27 September 2022
Physical cores 2 14
Threads 4 20
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 125 Watt

Pro A6-8500B has 733.3% lower power consumption.

i5-13600K, on the other hand, has a 2261.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 600% more physical cores and 400% more threads.

The Core i5-13600K 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 Core i5-13600K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pro A6-8500B and Core i5-13600K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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