Athlon X4 840 vs A8-9600
Aggregate performance score
Primary details
Comparing A8-9600 and Athlon X4 840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1779 | 1772 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 14.13 | 7.38 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | 4x Athlon |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Kaveri (2014−2015) |
| Release date | 27 July 2017 (6 years ago) | August 2014 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $78 | no data |
| Current price | $30 (0.4x MSRP) | $23 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
A8-9600 has 91% better value for money than Athlon X4 840.
Detailed specifications
A8-9600 and Athlon X4 840 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 256K |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 245 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 2,411 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on A8-9600 and Athlon X4 840 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | Socket FM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 and Athlon X4 840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | 1 | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| PowerTune | + | no data |
| TrueAudio | + | no data |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| PowerGating | + | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-9600 and Athlon X4 840 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-9600 and Athlon X4 840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR3 |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | no data |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Enduro | + | no data |
| UVD | + | no data |
| VCE | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600 and Athlon X4 840 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-9600 and Athlon X4 840 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and Athlon X4 840.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
A8-9600 outperforms Athlon X4 840 by 33% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
A8-9600 outperforms Athlon X4 840 by 30% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.14 | 2.15 |
| Recency | 27 July 2017 | on August 2014 |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A8-9600 and Athlon X4 840.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-9600 and Athlon X4 840, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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