Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Pro A6-8500B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A6-8500B
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.04
Ryzen Z1 Extreme
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
16.34
+1471%

Ryzen Z1 Extreme outperforms Pro A6-8500B by a whopping 1471% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A6-8500B and Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2348376
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD CarrizoPhoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Phoenix (Zen 4)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)May 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$44 no data

Detailed specifications

Pro A6-8500B and Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Number of transistors3100 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pro A6-8500B and Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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
SocketFP4FP8
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A6-8500B and Ryzen Z1 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0no data
AES-NI1+
FMAFMA4no data
AVXAVX+
FRTC1no data
FreeSync1no 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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A6-8500B and Ryzen Z1 Extreme are enumerated here.

AMD-V1+
IOMMU 2.0+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A6-8500B and Ryzen Z1 Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-1600DDR5
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsAMD Radeon 780M
iGPU core count4no data
Number of pipelines256no data
Enduro+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A6-8500B and Ryzen Z1 Extreme integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A6-8500B and Ryzen Z1 Extreme integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan1no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A6-8500B and Ryzen Z1 Extreme.

PCIe version3.04.0
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 1.04
Ryzen Z1 Extreme 16.34
+1471%

Ryzen Z1 Extreme outperforms Pro A6-8500B by 1471% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pro A6-8500B 1601
Ryzen Z1 Extreme 25274
+1479%

Ryzen Z1 Extreme outperforms Pro A6-8500B by 1479% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 16.34
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm

The Ryzen Z1 Extreme is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A6-8500B in performance tests.


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