Core 2 Duo SU9300 vs A10-9600P
General info
Comparing A10-9600P and Core 2 Duo SU9300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2018 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (7 years ago) | 20 August 2008 (15 years ago) |
| Current price | $494 | $26 |
Technical specs
A10-9600P and Core 2 Duo SU9300 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 800 MHz |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 410 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.05V-1.15V |
Compatibility
Information on A10-9600P and Core 2 Duo SU9300 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.
| Socket | FP4 | BGA956 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-9600P and Core 2 Duo SU9300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Dual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8 | no data |
| AES-NI | 1 | no data |
| FMA | FMA4 | no data |
| FRTC | 1 | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| PowerTune | - | no data |
| DualGraphics | 1 | no data |
| TrueAudio | - | no data |
| PowerNow | - | no data |
| PowerGating | - | no data |
| Out-of-band client management | - | no data |
| VirusProtect | - | no data |
| RAID | - | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
A10-9600P and Core 2 Duo SU9300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-9600P and Core 2 Duo SU9300 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | 1 | no data |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-9600P and Core 2 Duo SU9300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4-1866 | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | no data |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Enduro | + | no data |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | no data |
| UVD | + | no data |
| VCE | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10-9600P and Core 2 Duo SU9300 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10-9600P and Core 2 Duo SU9300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-9600P and Core 2 Duo SU9300.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
A10-9600P outperforms Core 2 Duo SU9300 by 76% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
A10-9600P outperforms Core 2 Duo SU9300 by 164% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
A10-9600P outperforms Core 2 Duo SU9300 by 220% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 20 August 2008 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 10 Watt |
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