AMD A8-6500 vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U

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AMD A8-6500 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
AMD A8-6500 AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U

CPU comparison

AMD A8-6500 or AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A8-6500 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-6500 was released in Q2/2013.

The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U was released in Q2/2020.
AMD A (112) Family AMD Ryzen 3 PRO (16)
AMD A8-6000 (4) CPU group AMD Ryzen 4000U (11)
3 Generation 3
Richland (Piledriver) Architecture Renoir (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-6500 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (4.10 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.70 GHz).

AMD A8-6500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.50 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD A8-6500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon HD 8570D GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 (Renoir)
0.84 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.40 GHz
5 GPU Generation 5
32 nm Technology 7 nm
2 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 5
256 Shader 320
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.2 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 8570D GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 (Renoir)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A8-6500 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD A8-6500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
DDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A8-6500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U is 15 W.

AMD A8-6500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
-- TDP down 10 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD A8-6500 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

AMD A8-6500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
32 nm Technology 7 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FM2 Socket FP6
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q2/2020
85 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-6500 (46%)
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-6500 (32%)
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
489 (46%)
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1061 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
1299 (36%)
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
3602 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz
432 (48%)
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 (Renoir) @ 1.40 GHz
896 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
2833 (28%)
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
10100 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1345 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
4177 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
183 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
90 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
293 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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