AMD A8-9600: specs and benchmarks

Summary

AMD started AMD A8-9600 sales 27 July 2017 at a recommended price of $78. This is Bristol Ridge architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 28nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3400 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is AM4 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt and a maximum temperature of 74 °C. It supports DDR4-2400 memory.

General info

Of A8-9600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance rating	1429
Value for money	14.13
Market segment	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	27 July 2017 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$78	of 305 (Core i7-870)
Price now	$15.50 (0.2x MSRP)	of 14999 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	of 4.7 (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	of 5.5 (Core i9-12900KS)
L2 cache	2048 KB	of 12288 (Core 2 Quad Q9550)
L3 cache	0 KB	of 32768 (Ryzen Threadripper 1998)
Chip lithography	28 nm	of 5 (Apple M1)
Die size	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	of 110 (Atom x7-E3950)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	of 105 (Core i7-5950HQ)
Number of transistors	3,100 million	of 57000 (Apple M1 Max)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-9600 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket	AM4
Thermal design power (TDP)	65 Watt	of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by A8-9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+
FMA	+
AVX	+
FRTC	1
FreeSync	1
PowerTune	+
TrueAudio	+
PowerNow	+
PowerGating	+
VirusProtect	+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

AMD-V

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by A8-9600's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	of 4800 (Ryzen 9 6980HX)
Max memory channels	2	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of GPU integrated into A8-9600.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	6
Enduro	+
UVD	+
VCE	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600's integrated GPU.

DisplayPort	+
HDMI	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-9600's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	3.0
PCI Express lanes	8	of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of A8-9600. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Overall 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.

Relative perfomance

Overall A8-9600 performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.

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