A6-9220 vs Ryzen 5 8500G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 8500G outperforms A6-9220 by a whopping 1612% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 8500G and A6-9220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 488 | 2492 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Bristol Ridge |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix2 | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Current price | no data | $411 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 8500G and A6-9220 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 137 mm2 | 124.5 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 20,900 million | 1200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 8500G and A6-9220 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM5 | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 10-15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and A6-9220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization, |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and A6-9220 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and A6-9220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 740M | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and A6-9220.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 14 | 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.
Ryzen 5 8500G outperforms A6-9220 by 1612% 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%
Ryzen 5 8500G outperforms A6-9220 by 1604% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.04 | 0.82 |
| Integrated graphics card | 9.02 | 1.17 |
| Recency | 8 January 2024 | 1 June 2016 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 10 Watt |
The Ryzen 5 8500G is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9220 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 8500G and A6-9220, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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