AMD A8-6500 - CPU Specs

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Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
AMD A8-6000
Family
AMD A
Generation
3
Name
AMD A8-6500
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
4
CPU Threads
4
Hyperthreading / SMT
No
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
4.1 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
11.2
Execution units
4
Generation
5
GPU Frequency
840 MHz
GPU name
AMD Radeon HD 8570D
GPU Turbo
No turbo
Max. displays
2
Max. GPU Memory
2 GB
Release date
Q2/2013
Shader
256
Technology
32 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
Decode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
Decode / Encode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
—
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR3-1866
PCIe lanes
—
PCIe version
—

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
65 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Richland (Piledriver)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
4 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q2/2013
Socket
FM2
Technology
32 nm
Virtualization
AMD-V

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A8-6500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

814 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

729 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

972 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

953 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

737 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

618 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

545 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

621 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

518 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

717 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD A8-6500 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

AMD A8-6500

AMD A10-5800K

AMD FX-8320

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

293

AMD A8-6500

295

Intel Core i3-3220

295

Intel Core i5-4200M

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

489

AMD A8-6500

491

AMD A8-7650K

491

AMD A9-9425

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1299

AMD A8-6500

1320

Intel Pentium Gold 6405U

1315

Intel Core i7-4510U

All the benchmark results

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

432 GFLOPS

AMD A8-6500

442 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-6600K

442 GFLOPS

Intel Core i7-6700

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

2017

AMD A8-6500

2042

AMD FX-8320

2029

AMD A10-5800K

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

5781

AMD A8-6500

5835

Intel Celeron N4100

5789

Intel Core i5-4210M

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

0.92

AMD A8-6500

0.93

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

0.92

Intel Celeron J4005

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

3.29

AMD A8-6500

3.3

Intel Core i7-6650U

3.3

Intel Core i7-3520M

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

4579

AMD A8-6500

4620

Intel Core i3-4330T

4612

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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