Intel Celeron J4125 vs AMD A8-9600

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Combined performance score

A8-9600
2.15
+11.4%

A8-9600 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 11% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing A8-9600 and Celeron J4125 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17391833
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money14.131.58
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date27 July 2017 (6 years old)4 November 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$78no data
Current price$31 (0.4x MSRP)$550
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

A8-9600 has 794% better value for money than Celeron J4125.

Technical specs

A8-9600 and Celeron J4125 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.7 GHz
L2 cache2048 KB4 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A8-9600 and Celeron J4125 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
SocketAM4FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 and Celeron J4125. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX+no data
FRTC1no data
FreeSync1no data
PowerTune+no data
TrueAudio+no data
PowerNow+no data
PowerGating+no data
VirusProtect+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

A8-9600 and Celeron J4125 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-9600 and Celeron J4125 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-9600 and Celeron J4125. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channels22
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 600
iGPU core count6no data
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Enduro+no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600 and Celeron J4125 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-9600 and Celeron J4125 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-9600 and Celeron J4125 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.4
Vulkan1no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and Celeron J4125.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes86
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.


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.

A8-9600 2.15
+11.4%
Celeron J4125 1.93

A8-9600 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 11% in our combined benchmark results.


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%

A8-9600 3300
+11.4%
Celeron J4125 2961

A8-9600 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 11% in Passmark.

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 608
+75.7%
Celeron J4125 346

A8-9600 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 76% 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 1488
+55%
Celeron J4125 960

A8-9600 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 55% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.15 1.93
Integrated graphics card 0.86
Recency 27 July 2017 4 November 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

The A8-9600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J4125 in performance tests.


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