AMD A8-6500T
Intel Core i7-4930K
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Comparing AMD A8-6500T vs Intel Core i7-4930K

Comparison of video cards AMD A8-6500T vs Intel Core i7-4930K in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

AMD A8-6500T

Top features of AMD A8-6500T

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  • Performance per watt
    45 W left arrow 130 W
    About 2.89 0.97 times less performance per watt
Intel Core i7-4930K

Top features of Intel Core i7-4930K

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  • Higher clock speed
    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
    Around 38% better clock speed
  • More number of cores
    6 left arrow 4
    2 times more cores
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
    Around 21 % better overclocked clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A8-6500T and Intel Core i7-4930K is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name AMD A8-6500T left arrow Intel Core i7-4930K
Segment Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
Family AMD A left arrow Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
Generation 3 left arrow 4
CPU group AMD A8-6000 left arrow Intel Core i 4000X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A8-6500T vs Intel Core i7-4930K by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Frequency 2.10 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
CPU Cores 4 left arrow 6
Turbo (1 Core) 3.10 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
CPU Threads 4 left arrow 12
Hyperthreading No left arrow Yes
Overclocking Yes left arrow Yes
Core architecture normal left arrow normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A8-6500T and Intel Core i7-4930K along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name AMD Radeon HD 8550D left arrow no iGPU
GPU frequency 0.72 GHz left arrow
GPU (Turbo) No turbo left arrow No turbo
Execution units 4 left arrow
Shader 256 left arrow
Max. GPU Memory 2 GB left arrow --
Max. displays 2 left arrow
Generation 5 left arrow
DirectX Version 11.2 left arrow
Technology 32 nm left arrow
Release date Q2/2013 left arrow

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A8-6500T and Intel Core i7-4930K. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No left arrow No
h264 Decode left arrow No
VP9 No left arrow No
VP8 No left arrow No
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC Decode left arrow No
VC-1 Decode left arrow No
JPEG Decode / Encode left arrow No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A8-6500T and Intel Core i7-4930K you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
ECC No left arrow No
Memory channels 2 left arrow 4
PCIe version left arrow 3.0
PCIe lanes left arrow 40

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A8-6500T and Intel Core i7-4930K.

Specification Value
AES-NI Yes left arrow Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A8-6500T or Intel Core i7-4930K? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 45 W left arrow 130 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A8-6500T and Intel Core i7-4930K CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization AMD-V left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
L3-Cache 4.00 MB left arrow 12.00 MB
Architecture Richland (Piledriver) left arrow Ivy Bridge E
Technology 32 nm left arrow 22 nm
Socket FM2 left arrow LGA 2011
Release date Q3/2013 left arrow Q3/2013

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on AMD A8-6500T and Intel Core i7-4930K.

Specification Value
Used in Unknown left arrow Unknown

Benchmarks

Real tests AMD A8-6500T vs Intel Core i7-4930K

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The latter is used for creation of 3D models and forms.

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 can be used for multi-core processor performance benchmark testing.

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is the benchmark for Intel and AMD 64-bit processors.

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 benchmark supports AMD and Intel multi-core processors.

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

This synthetic test will help you determine the real computing power of a single core in the central processing unit.

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

It tests entire and overall performance of the central processing unit (mathematical calculations, compression and decompression speed, 2D&3D graphic tests).

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