A10-4657M vs Pro A8-8600B
Aggregate performance score
Pro A8-8600B outperforms A10-4657M by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pro A8-8600B and A10-4657M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2236 | 2412 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 3.73 | 3.00 |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Trinity (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 April 2013 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pro A8-8600B and A10-4657M 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 246 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 1303 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pro A8-8600B and A10-4657M 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.
| Socket | FP4 | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A8-8600B and A10-4657M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | + |
| AVX | AVX | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A8-8600B and A10-4657M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A8-8600B and A10-4657M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3/DDR3L-2133 | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics | AMD Radeon HD 7660G (497 - 686 MHz) |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | 384 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pro A8-8600B and A10-4657M integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pro A8-8600B and A10-4657M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A8-8600B and A10-4657M.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.38 | 1.11 |
| Recency | 3 June 2015 | 1 April 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 35 Watt |
Pro A8-8600B has a 24.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 191.7% lower power consumption.
The Pro A8-8600B is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-4657M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pro A8-8600B and A10-4657M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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