Core M-5Y51 vs Pro A8-8600B

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Aggregated performance score

Pro A8-8600B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads
1.42
+10.1%
Core M-5Y51
2014
2 cores / 4 threads
1.29

Pro A8-8600B outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 10% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

Comparing Pro A8-8600B and Core M-5Y51 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20862155
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD CarrizoIntel Core M
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Broadwell-Y (2014)
Release date3 June 2015 (8 years ago)27 October 2014 (9 years ago)
Current price$500 $759

Detailed Specifications

Pro A8-8600B and Core M-5Y51 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data50 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pro A8-8600B and Core M-5Y51 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
SocketFP4FCBGA1234
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt4.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core M-5Y51. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data-
Smart Responseno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Pro A8-8600B and Core M-5Y51 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core M-5Y51 are enumerated here.

AMD-V1+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core M-5Y51. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133DDR3, DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R6 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 5300
iGPU core count6no data
Number of pipelines384no data
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A8-8600B and Core M-5Y51 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core M-5Y51 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data2560x1600@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core M-5Y51 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1211.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3
Vulkan1no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core M-5Y51.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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
+10.1%
M-5Y51 1.29

Pro A8-8600B outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 10% based on our aggregated 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
+9.4%
M-5Y51 2001

Pro A8-8600B outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 9% 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
M-5Y51 725
+58.3%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 58% 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
M-5Y51 1131
+7.5%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 8% 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
M-5Y51 3190
+51.1%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 51% 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
+11.2%
M-5Y51 5291

Pro A8-8600B outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 11% 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
+38.1%
M-5Y51 25.94

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 38% 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
+32.1%
M-5Y51 2

Pro A8-8600B outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 32% 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
+19.1%
M-5Y51 152

Pro A8-8600B outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 19% 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: 15%

Pro A8-8600B 69
M-5Y51 84
+21.7%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 22% 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
M-5Y51 0.96
+18.5%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 19% 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
+18.2%
M-5Y51 1.1

Pro A8-8600B outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 18% 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
M-5Y51 2048
+54%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 54% in WinRAR 4.0.

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
+23.1%
M-5Y51 55

Pro A8-8600B outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 23% in x264 encoding pass 1.

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
+46.9%
M-5Y51 9

Pro A8-8600B outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 47% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pro A8-8600B 1858
M-5Y51 2093
+12.6%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 13% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pro A8-8600B 4173
+20.8%
M-5Y51 3454

Pro A8-8600B outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 21% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pro A8-8600B 4720
+7.5%
M-5Y51 4391

Pro A8-8600B outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 7% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 1.42 1.29
Integrated graphics card 1.21
Recency 3 June 2015 27 October 2014
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 4 Watt

The Pro A8-8600B is our recommended choice as it beats the Core M-5Y51 in performance tests.


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