Intel Core i7 6500U vs AMD A6 for AIOs 8500P |
Released July, 2015
Intel Core i7 6500U
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 6500U
 | Significantly higher clock speed 2.5 GHz | | Much newer manufacturing process 14 nm |
| | More l3 cache 4 MB | | More threads 4 |
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AMD A6 for AIOs 8500P
- 1.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD A6 for AIOs 8500P
| | Much higher GPU clock speed 800 MHz | | More l2 cache 1 MB |
| | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.5 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 55% higher clock speed | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 28 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More l3 cache | 4 MB | vs | None | Compared to all cpus, 4 MB l3 cache is just OK | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
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| Much higher GPU clock speed | 800 MHz | vs | 300 MHz | Around 2.8x higher GPU clock speed | |||
| More l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
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Features Key features of the Core i7 6500U vs A6 for AIOs 8500P
clock speed
turbo clock speed
L2 cache
gpu clock speed
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 6500U | vs | A6 for AIOs 8500P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 1.6 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
details | Core i7 6500U | vs | A6 for AIOs 8500P |
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| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | None | |
| Manufacture process | 14 nm | 28 nm | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 520 | Radeon™ R5 | |
| GPU clock speed | 300 MHz | 800 MHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 15W | 15W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 3.61 $/year | 3.61 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 13.14 $/year | 13.14 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 12.19W | 12.19W | |
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