i5-8600T vs A12-9800E

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9800E
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.19
Core i5-8600T
2018
6 cores / 6 threads, 35 Watt
5.87
+168%

Core i5-8600T outperforms A12-9800E by a whopping 168% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9800E and Core i5-8600T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18511116
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.835.68
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency5.9215.86
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$105$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-8600T has 210% better value for money than A12-9800E.

Detailed specifications

A12-9800E and Core i5-8600T 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads46
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A12-9800E and Core i5-8600T 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9800E and Core i5-8600T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+

Security technologies

A12-9800E and Core i5-8600T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9800E and Core i5-8600T are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9800E and Core i5-8600T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 630
iGPU core count8no data
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9800E and Core i5-8600T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A12-9800E and Core i5-8600T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9800E and Core i5-8600T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.5
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9800E and Core i5-8600T.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes816

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.

A12-9800E 2.19
i5-8600T 5.87
+168%

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.

A12-9800E 3471
i5-8600T 9325
+169%

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.

A12-9800E 656
i5-8600T 1274
+94.2%

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.

A12-9800E 1512
i5-8600T 4229
+180%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.19 5.87
Recency 27 July 2017 2 April 2018
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 6
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

i5-8600T has a 168% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-8600T is our recommended choice as it beats the A12-9800E in performance tests.


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