Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition vs Pro A8-8600B

Primary details

Comparing Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2093	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Carrizo	Intel Core i7EE
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date	3 June 2015 (8 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,054
Current price	$500	no data

Detailed specifications

Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition 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	8
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2 GHz
Bus support	no data	2.5 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	no data	8 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	296 mm2
Number of transistors	3100 Million	774 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition 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 configuration	no data	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FP4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	12-35 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	no data
AES-NI	1	no data
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	AVX	no data
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no 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 i7-920XM Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L-2133	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	6	no data
Number of pipelines	384	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	55 Watt

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