A6-9500 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.50
+790%
A6-9500
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
1.18

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U outperforms A6-9500 by a whopping 790% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and A6-9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7382354
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.62
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency66.251.72
Architecture codenameRembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+) (2022)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date19 April 2022 (2 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and A6-9500 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)1024 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography6 nm28 nm
Die size208 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and A6-9500 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 configuration11
SocketFP7AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and A6-9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsPRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHAno data
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and A6-9500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and A6-9500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2400
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon 660MAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Enduro-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and A6-9500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and A6-9500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and A6-9500.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes208

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 6650U 10.50
+790%
A6-9500 1.18

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 6650U 16679
+792%
A6-9500 1869

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 6650U 1733
+176%
A6-9500 627

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 6650U 6624
+595%
A6-9500 953

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.50 1.18
Recency 19 April 2022 27 July 2017
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 6 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U has a 789.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U is a notebook processor while A6-9500 is a desktop one.


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