Core i9-13900KF vs Pro A6-8500B

Primary details

Comparing Pro A6-8500B and Core i9-13900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2342	77
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	80.13
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Carrizo	Intel Core i9
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	27 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$564
Current price	$44	$539 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pro A6-8500B and Core i9-13900KF 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	5.7 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 16 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Pro A6-8500B and Core i9-13900KF 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	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	125 W, 253 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core i9-13900KF. 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	+
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
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Pro A6-8500B and Core i9-13900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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 i9-13900KF 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 Core i9-13900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L-1600	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	192 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	4	no data
Number of pipelines	256	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A6-8500B and Core i9-13900KF integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core i9-13900KF integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core i9-13900KF.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Core i9-13900KF outperforms Pro A6-8500B by 3545% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.04	37.91
Recency	3 June 2015	27 September 2022
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	4	32
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	125 Watt

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