AMD PRO A8-8600B
The PRO A8-8600B is a 2 core CPU from AMD. This chip has a bad overall score with 834 points in our CPU benchmark. Our gaming benchmark shows that this CPU is an average processor for gaming, with a score of 1650 points. As for multitasking and heavy workloads, the PRO A8-8600B scores 617 points and 589 points respectively. Indeed, this is a bad rating for very heavy workloads.
The PRO A8-8600B has 2 cores and 4 threads. This CPU makes use of simultaneous multithreading technology to improve performance on parallel tasks. Each physical CPU core is divided into multiple logical processors. This AMD CPU has a clock speed of 1.6 GHz and a turbo speed of 3 GHz : a higher clock speed that can be reached when thermals and power delivery allow. This CPU has a locked multiplier, so you are not able to overclock it beyond this frequency.
As for memory, the PRO A8-8600B makes use of DDR3 memory. The faster the memory, the better. Faster memory means that the CPU doesn't have to wait to get the data it needs. Furthermore, this chip can handle up to 2 channels of RAM, a multichannel memory architecture allows for higher data transfer between the CPU and the memory. However, to take advantage of this, you must have enough memory slots filled.
In terms of cache, the PRO A8-8600B has 2 MiB of level 2 cache. This is a fast memory located close to the processor, which stores copies of frequently used data from main memory.
Power and thermals for the AMD PRO A8-8600B CPU are a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 15 watts. This measures the amount of heat the processor produces when running at full load. This isn't a measure of power consumption, but it's a good estimate.
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