Pentium 4-M 1.40 vs Pro A6-8500B

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2785not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency2.56no data
DesignerAMDIntel
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Northwood (2002−2004)
Release date3 June 2015 (10 years ago)April 2002 (23 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pro A6-8500B and Pentium 4-M 1.40 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data8 KB
L2 cache1024 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm130 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Number of transistors3100 Million55 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pro A6-8500B and Pentium 4-M 1.40 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
SocketFP4478
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt21 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A6-8500B and Pentium 4-M 1.40. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0no data
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A6-8500B and Pentium 4-M 1.40 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A6-8500B and Pentium 4-M 1.40. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-1600DDR1, DDR2
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count4no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A6-8500B and Pentium 4-M 1.40 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A6-8500B and Pentium 4-M 1.40 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A6-8500B and Pentium 4-M 1.40.

PCIe version3.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 28 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 21 Watt

Pro A6-8500B has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between AMD Pro A6-8500B and Intel Pentium 4-M 1.40. We've got no test results to judge.

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