PRO A6-8550B vs Ryzen 7 8700G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and PRO A6-8550B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	278	2347
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	44.76	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	29.16	1.72
Architecture codename	Phoenix (2023−2024)	Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	29 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G and PRO A6-8550B 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Die size	178 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	25,000 million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and PRO A6-8550B 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	1
Socket	AM5	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and PRO A6-8550B. 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 7 8700G and PRO A6-8550B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and PRO A6-8550B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR3-2133
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon 780M	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	4
Number of pipelines	no data	256
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 8700G and PRO A6-8550B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and PRO A6-8550B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and PRO A6-8550B.

PCIe version	4.0	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	20.03	1.18
Recency	8 January 2024	29 September 2015
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	4 nm	28 nm

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