AMD A8-6500 vs Sony Playstation 5

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A8-6500		Sony Playstation 5
CPU comparison AMD A8-6500 or Sony Playstation 5 - 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 Sony Playstation 5 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Sony Playstation 5 was released in Q3/2020.

AMD A (112)	Family	AMD Ryzen 7 (68)
AMD A8-6000 (4)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 4000G (22)
3	Generation	3
Richland (Piledriver)	Architecture	Renoir (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	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 Sony Playstation 5 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz).
AMD A8-6500	Characteristic	Sony Playstation 5
4	Cores	8
4	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.50 GHz	Frequency	3.00 GHz
4.10 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.50 GHz
4.10 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD A8-6500	Characteristic	Sony Playstation 5
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics 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 Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5)
0.84 GHz	GPU frequency	2.23 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
5	GPU Generation	1
32 nm	Technology	7 nm
2	Max. displays	1
4	Compute units	36
256	Shader	2304
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 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 Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5)
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 Sony Playstation 5 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD A8-6500	Characteristic	Sony Playstation 5
DDR3-1866	Memory	GDDR6
	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	448.0 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	12
--	PCIe Bandwidth	23.6 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 Sony Playstation 5 is 65 W.
AMD A8-6500	Characteristic	Sony Playstation 5
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD A8-6500 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Sony Playstation 5 cache has a total of 8.00 MB.
AMD A8-6500	Characteristic	Sony Playstation 5
32 nm	Technology	7 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
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	BGA
AMD-V	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2013	Release date	Q3/2020
85 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD A8-6500 (49%)

Sony Playstation 5 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD A8-6500 (19%)

Sony Playstation 5 (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 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	489 (49%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	992 (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 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	1299 (20%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	6635 (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 Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz	432 (4%)
	Sony Playstation 5 AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) @ 2.23 GHz	10300 (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 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	2833 (18%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	16095 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	1056 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	9625 (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 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	402 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-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 multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A8-6500 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	3735 (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 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	90 (100%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 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 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	293 (100%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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