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A8-6500B [in 3 benchmarks]

AMD
A8-6500B

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Interface

Core clock speed

Max video memory

Memory type

Memory clock speed

Maximum resolution

Summary

AMD started AMD A8-6500B sales 1 June 2013. This is Richland architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 32 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4100 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is
AMD Socket FM2
processor with a TDP of 65 Watt and a maximum temperature of 71 °C. It supports DDR3-1866 memory.

It provides poor benchmark performance at

2.85%

of a leader’s which is AMD EPYC 7h22.

A8
6500B

EPYC
7h22

General info

A8-6500B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance rating	1684
Value for money	0.18
Market segment	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	1 June 2013 (9 years ago)
Current price	$297	of 25332 (Xeon Platinum 8276L)

Value for money

To get the index we compare the characteristics of the processors and their cost, taking into account the cost of other processors.

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	of 4.7 (Ryzen 9 7900X)
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	of 5.8 (Core i9-13900KF)
L1 cache	192K	of 1536 (EPYC Embedded 3401)
L2 cache	4 MB	of 12 (Core 2 Quad Q9550)
Chip lithography	32 nm	of 5 (Ryzen 9 7950X)
Die size	246 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	of 105 (Core i7-5950HQ)
Number of transistors	1,303 million	of 9900000 (Ryzen 9 7950X)
64 bit support	+

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500B compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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	of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8160M)
Socket	FM2
Thermal design power (TDP)	65 Watt	of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by A8-6500B. You’ll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+
FMA	+
AVX	+
PowerNow	+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by A8-6500B’s memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3-1866

of 5200 (Ryzen 9 7950X)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of GPU integrated into A8-6500B.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 8570D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version

2.0

of 5 (Ryzen 9 7950X)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of A8-6500B. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Overall 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.

A8-6500B
2.85

Passmark

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

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.

Benchmark coverage: 69%

A8-6500B
2870

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.

Benchmark coverage: 38%

A8-6500B
492

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.

Benchmark coverage: 38%

A8-6500B
1300

Relative perfomance

Overall A8-6500B performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.

Intel Core i3-4350T
100.35

Intel Core i7-930
100.35

Intel Core i3-4130T
100.35

AMD A8-6500B
100

AMD A8 PRO-7600B
99. 65

Intel Celeron G5905
98.95

AMD A8-5600K
98.25

Intel equivalent

We believe that the nearest equivalent to A8-6500B from Intel is Core i3-4130T, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 3 positions in our rating.

Core i3
4130T

Compare

Here are some closest Intel rivals to A8-6500B:

Intel Core i7-930
100.35

Intel Core i3-4130T
100.35

Intel Core i3-4350T
100.35

AMD A8-6500B
100

Intel Celeron G5905
98. 95

Intel Core i7-860S
97.19

Intel Core i7-920
96.84

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4350T

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4130T

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Recommended graphics cards

These graphics cards are most commonly used with A8-6500B according to our statistics, based on user self-reported PC configurations.

Radeon HD
8570D

30.9%

GeForce GTX
750 Ti

7.3%

GeForce GT
710

3.6%

GeForce GT
1030

3.6%

GeForce GTX
650 Ti

3.6%

Radeon HD
5570

1.8%

Radeon RX
560X

1.8%

GeForce GT
730

1. 8%

GMA
X4500

1.8%

GeForce GT
610

1.8%

User rating

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Questions and comments

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AMD A8-6500B Benchmarks — Geekbench Browser

Benchmark results for the AMD A8-6500B can be found below. The data on this chart is gathered from user-submitted Geekbench 5 results from the Geekbench Browser.

Geekbench 5 scores are calibrated against a baseline score of 1000 (which is the score of an Intel Core i3-8100). Higher scores are better, with double the score indicating double the performance.

CPU Benchmark Scores

492

Single-Core Score

1300

Multi-Core Score

Processor Information

Processor	AMD A8-6500B
Frequency	3500 MHz
Maximum Frequency	4100 MHz
Cores	4
Threads	4
TDP	65 W
GPU	Radeon HD 8570D
Codename	Richland
Package	FM2

Richland Benchmarks

Single-Core
Multi-Core

Processor	Score
AMD A10-6800K 4.1 GHz (4 cores)	1526
AMD A10-6700 3.7 GHz (4 cores)	1462
AMD A10-6800B 4. 1 GHz (4 cores)	1447
AMD A8-6600K 3.9 GHz (4 cores)	1427
AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8 GHz (4 cores)	1400
AMD A10-6790K 4.0 GHz (4 cores)	1393
AMD Athlon X4 750 3.4 GHz (4 cores)	1355
AMD A8-6500 3.5 GHz (4 cores)	1341
AMD A8-6500B 3.5 GHz (4 cores)	1300
AMD FX-670K 3.7 GHz (4 cores)	1184
AMD A10-6700T 2.5 GHz (4 cores)	1078
AMD A8-5557M 2.1 GHz (4 cores)	1014
AMD A10-5750M 2.5 GHz (4 cores)	986
AMD A10-5757M 2. 5 GHz (4 cores)	949
AMD A8-5550M 2.1 GHz (4 cores)	886
AMD A10-5745M 2.1 GHz (4 cores)	826
AMD A4-6300B 3.7 GHz (2 cores)	778
AMD A6-6420K 4.0 GHz (2 cores)	771
AMD A4-7300 3.8 GHz (2 cores)	749
AMD A6-6400K 3.9 GHz (2 cores)	727
AMD A8-5545M 1.7 GHz (4 cores)	726
AMD A4-6300 3.7 GHz (2 cores)	700
AMD A4-6320 3.8 GHz (2 cores)	683
AMD A6-6400B 3.9 GHz (2 cores)	640
AMD A6-5357M 2.9 GHz (2 cores)	632
AMD A4-4020 3. 2 GHz (2 cores)	607
AMD A4-4000 3.0 GHz (2 cores)	590
AMD A4-5150M 2.7 GHz (2 cores)	491
AMD A6-5350M 2.9 GHz (2 cores)	475
AMD A6-5345M 2.2 GHz (2 cores)	463

AMD A8-6500 APU review and testing GECID.com. Page 1

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In one of the previous materials, the AMD A4-7300 APU was considered, which belongs to the budget line and is designed to assemble a simple home or office computer. If you plan to create a more productive configuration that can handle modern games, you should pay attention to models with four processor cores. This is due to the fact that in recent years, many modern innovations in the gaming industry have a processor with support for four-threaded mode in the minimum requirements.

And although there are more recent solutions in AMD’s assortment, this material will be devoted specifically to the quad-core APU of the previous generation — AMD A8-6500 . Although this model is not new, it currently looks like a fairly attractive purchase due to the relatively low cost, which is an important advantage in the current environment.

Specification:

Model	AMD A8-6500
Marking	AD6500OKA44HL
Processor socket	Socket FM2
Base clock frequency, MHz	3500
Maximum clock speed with AMD Turbo Core 3. 0, MHz	4100
Multiplier (nominal / turbo)	35 / 41
System bus base frequency, MHz	100
L1 cache size, KB	4 x 16 (data memory) 2 x 64 (instruction memory)
L2 cache size, KB	2 x 2048
L3 cache size, KB	No
Microarchitecture	AMD Piledriver
Codename	AMD Richland
Number of cores/threads	4/4
Instruction support	MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, XOP, FMA3, FMA4
Maximum design power (TDP), W	65
Maximum operating temperature, °C	71. 3
Technical process, nm	32
Technology support	AMD 64-bit, AMD Virtualization, EVP (Enhanced Virus Protection), AMD PowerNow!, AMD Turbo Core 3.0
Built-in memory controller
Maximum memory size, GB	—
Memory types	DDR3
Maximum frequency, MHz	1866
Number of memory channels	2
AMD Radeon HD 8570D integrated graphics
Stream Processors	256
Texture blocks	32
Rasterization modules	8
GPU clock frequency, MHz	800
Instruction support	DirectX 11, OpenGL 4. 3, DirectCompute 5.0, OpenCL 1.2, Shader Model 5.0
Manufacturer website	AMD
Product page	AMD A8-6500

Packaging, delivery set and appearance

The device is sold in a small cardboard box, the design of which is already well known, for example, from the previously studied AMD A4-7300. On its front side it is indicated that the abbreviation «APU» (Accelerated Processing Unit) denotes the presence of processor and graphics cores, as well as a memory controller in one package.

The reverse side of the package contains a list of its contents in different languages, including Russian.

APU AMD A8-6500 package includes:

cooling system;
quick instructions for installing the processor and CO;
computer case stickers.

The heat distributing cover of the device is marked with its marking and the country where the crystal was grown (Germany) and final assembly was carried out (China).

The reverse side is equipped with a standard set of contacts compatible with Socket FM2 and Socket FM2+ processor sockets.

Stock Cooling System

The AMD A8-6500 APU comes with a compact two-piece cooling system consisting of a small aluminum heatsink and a 70mm fan. Given the fact that the TDP level of the APU does not exceed 65 W, such CO should be quite enough for successful heat dissipation.

Cooler Master FA07015L12LPB (12 V; 0.25 A) blows air, which is screwed directly to the heatsink. Connection to the motherboard is carried out using a standard four-pin connector. This allows you to adjust the speed of rotation of the blades using the PWM method.

The heatsink itself is fixed on the motherboard using classic metal latches, and contacts the processor through a thin layer of applied thermal paste.

Specification analysis

Detailed APU specifications were obtained using CPU-Z and AIDA64 software. With AMD Turbo Core 3.0 technology disabled, its clock speed was at 3500 MHz with a x35 multiplier and a reference frequency of 100 MHz. Core voltage at time of reading was 1.192 V.

00 MHz, and the voltage varied from 1.152 to 1.288 V. At the time of reading, the multiplier was at the level of «x39», and the voltage was at around 1.360 V.

When using a bench cooling system, during stress tests core temperature did not exceed 46°C.

Simultaneous running of AIDA64 and MSI Kombustor load tests did not increase the temperature of the APU at all. The limiting heating remained at the same level — 46°.

The maximum recorded clock speed was 4092 MHz at application startup at 0.944 V.

The AMD A8-6500 cache is allocated as follows. 16 KB of L1 cache per core with 4 associativity channels is allocated for data caching. Instructions are allocated 64 KB of L1 cache with 2 associativity channels per dual-core module. There is also 2048 KB of L2 cache with 16 associativity channels per dual-core module. There is no L3 cache in this processor.

There is a built-in DDR3 RAM controller that supports dual-channel operation of modules with a frequency of up to 1866 MHz.

The AMD A8-6500 APU has a rather powerful built-in AMD Radeon HD 8570D graphics core. It consists of 256 universal shader processors, 32 texture units and 8 raster units. The GPU runs at a frequency of 800 MHz in nominal mode.

Processor A8-6500 [in 3 benchmarks]

AMD
A8-6500

Interface
Core frequency
Video memory size
Memory type
Memory frequency
Maximum resolution

Description

AMD started AMD A8-6500 sales 1 June 2013. This is Richland architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads and is manufactured in 32nm SOI technology, the maximum frequency is 4100MHz, the multiplier is locked.

In terms of compatibility, this is an FM2 socket processor with a TDP of 65W and a maximum temperature of 71°C. It supports DDR3-1866 memory.

It provides poor benchmark performance at

2.80%

from the leader, which is AMD EPYC 7h22.

A8
6500

EPYC
7h22

General information

Information about the type (desktop or laptop) and architecture of the A8-6500, as well as the time when sales started and the cost at that time.

To obtain an index, we compare the characteristics of processors and their cost, taking into account the cost of other processors.

Features

Quantitative parameters of A8-6500: number of cores and threads, clock speeds, manufacturing process, cache size and multiplier lock status. They indirectly speak about the performance of the processor, but for an accurate assessment, you need to consider the results of the tests.

9325

Information on A8-6500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful, for example, when choosing the configuration of a future computer or to upgrade an existing one.

Please note that the power consumption of some processors can significantly exceed their nominal TDP even without overclocking. Some may even double their claims if the motherboard allows you to adjust the power settings of the processor.

place in the performance rating	1692
price-quality	2.39
Support 64 bits	+
Compatibility with Windows 11	—	5 9325 93325 93325 93325 9325 326 325 9325

AES-NI	1
FMA	FMA4
AVX	AVX
PowerTune	—
Trueaudio	—
PowerNow	+
PowerGating	+
Out-of-band	—
VirusProtect	+