A6-8500P vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and A6-8500P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	819	2419
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.99	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD Carrizo
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2020)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	6 September 2018 (5 years ago)	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Current price	$215	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and A6-8500P 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	3.4 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	576 KB	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	12 nm	28 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and A6-8500P 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and A6-8500P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	HSA 1.0
AES-NI	+	1
FMA	no data	FMA4
AVX	+	AVX
FRTC	no data	1
FreeSync	no data	1
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	+
VirusProtect	no data	+
HSA	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and A6-8500P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	1
IOMMU 2.0	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and A6-8500P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	Not Listed
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	-	4
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	1
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and A6-8500P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and A6-8500P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and A6-8500P.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	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.

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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 PRO 2600 outperforms A6-8500P by 839% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.73	0.93
Recency	6 September 2018	3 June 2015
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

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