Pentium M 715 vs Pro A6-8500B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A6-8500B
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.01
+531%
Pentium M 715
2004
1 core / 1 thread, 7 Watt
0.16

Pro A6-8500B outperforms Pentium M 715 by a whopping 531% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A6-8500B and Pentium M 715 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24673303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD CarrizoPentium M
Power efficiency6.370.72
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)23 June 2004 (20 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pro A6-8500B and Pentium M 715 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 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus rateno data400 MHz
L1 cacheno data32 KB
L2 cache1024 KB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm90 nm
Die sizeno data87 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million144 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.988V-1.34V

Compatibility

Information on Pro A6-8500B and Pentium M 715 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
SocketFP4PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A6-8500B and Pentium M 715. 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+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Pro A6-8500B and Pentium M 715 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A6-8500B and Pentium M 715 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A6-8500B and Pentium M 715. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 GraphicsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
iGPU core count4no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A6-8500B and Pentium M 715 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A6-8500B and Pentium M 715 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A6-8500B and Pentium M 715.

PCIe version3.0no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.01 0.16
Recency 3 June 2015 23 June 2004
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 28 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 7 Watt

Pro A6-8500B has a 531.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium M 715, on the other hand, has 114.3% lower power consumption.

The Pro A6-8500B is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 715 in performance tests.


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