Core i7-5500DU vs Pro A8-8600B

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Primary details

Comparing Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-5500DU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2114not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD CarrizoIntel Core i7
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)27 December 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$393
Current price$500 no data

Detailed specifications

Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-5500DU 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 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus supportno data8.0 GT/s
L2 cache2048 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-5500DU 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP4no data
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-5500DU. 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
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-5500DU technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-5500DU are enumerated here.

AMD-V1no data
IOMMU 2.0+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-5500DU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133no data
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R6 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
Number of pipelines384no data
Enduro+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-5500DU integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-5500DU integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan1no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-5500DU.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 June 2015 27 December 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

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