PRO A8-8650B vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Place in the ranking	887	1910
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	12.35	2.95
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date	6 September 2018 (6 years ago)	29 September 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and PRO A8-8650B 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	576 KB	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	12 nm	28 nm
Die size	213 mm²	245 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and PRO A8-8650B 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)	1
Socket	AM4	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and PRO A8-8650B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
RAID	-	+
HSA	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and PRO A8-8650B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and PRO A8-8650B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	-	6
Number of pipelines	-	384
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and PRO A8-8650B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and PRO A8-8650B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and PRO A8-8650B.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

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 PRO 2600 8.80
+319%

PRO A8-8650B 2.10

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 13465
+320%

PRO A8-8650B 3208

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 1175
+169%

PRO A8-8650B 436

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 4742
+365%

PRO A8-8650B 1020

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.80	2.10
Recency	6 September 2018	29 September 2015
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	12 nm	28 nm

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 has a 319% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A8-8650B in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and PRO A8-8650B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.