A6-6310 vs Pro A8-8600B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A8-8600B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.42
+31.5%

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A8-8600B and A6-6310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21182318
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD CarrizoAMD A-Series
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Beema (2014)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)29 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price$500 $302

Detailed specifications

Pro A8-8600B and A6-6310 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.4 GHz
L2 cache2048 KB2048 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Number of transistors3100 Million930 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pro A8-8600B and A6-6310 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.

SocketFP4FT3b
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A8-8600B and A6-6310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.086x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, Single-Channel DDR3L-1866
AES-NI1+
FMAFMA4FMA4
AVXAVX+
FRTC1no data
FreeSync1no data
PowerTune--
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect++
RAID+no data
HSA+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A8-8600B and A6-6310 are enumerated here.

AMD-V11
IOMMU 2.0++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A8-8600B and A6-6310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133DDR3-1865
Max memory channels21

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R6 GraphicsAMD Radeon R4 Graphics
iGPU core count6no data
Number of pipelines384no data
Enduro++
Switchable graphics11
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A8-8600B and A6-6310 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A8-8600B and A6-6310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkan11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A8-8600B and A6-6310.

PCIe version3.02.0

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 A8-8600B 1.42
+31.5%
A6-6310 1.08

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by 31% 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 A8-8600B 2190
+30.7%
A6-6310 1675

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by 31% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pro A8-8600B 458
+103%
A6-6310 226

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by 103% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pro A8-8600B 1052
+77.1%
A6-6310 594

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by 77% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Pro A8-8600B 2111
+15.4%
A6-6310 1829

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by 15% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Pro A8-8600B 5885
+4.9%
A6-6310 5612

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by 5% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Pro A8-8600B 18.78
+41.9%
A6-6310 26.64

A6-6310 outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 42% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Pro A8-8600B 2
+12.4%
A6-6310 2

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by 12% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Pro A8-8600B 181
+15.3%
A6-6310 157

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by 15% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Pro A8-8600B 69
+46.8%
A6-6310 47

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by 47% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Pro A8-8600B 0.81
+42.1%
A6-6310 0.57

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by 42% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pro A8-8600B 1.3
+8.3%
A6-6310 1.2

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by 8% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pro A8-8600B 1330
+6.7%
A6-6310 1247

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by 7% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pro A8-8600B 14
+21.6%
A6-6310 11

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by 22% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pro A8-8600B 68
+29.3%
A6-6310 52

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by 29% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pro A8-8600B 4173
+17.6%
A6-6310 3549

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by 18% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pro A8-8600B 1858
+50.7%
A6-6310 1233

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by 51% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pro A8-8600B 4720
+14.5%
A6-6310 4123

Pro A8-8600B outperforms A6-6310 by 14% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.42 1.08
Recency 3 June 2015 29 April 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 15 Watt

The Pro A8-8600B is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-6310 in performance tests.


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