i3-12100F vs A8-9600

Primary details

Comparing A8-9600 and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1893	867
Place by popularity	not in top-100	5
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.13	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	3.04	14.49
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$78	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-9600 and Core i3-12100F 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	8
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	250 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,100 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A8-9600 and Core i3-12100F 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	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 and Core i3-12100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

A8-9600 and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-9600 and Core i3-12100F are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-9600 and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	76.8 GB/s

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	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600 and Core i3-12100F integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-9600 and Core i3-12100F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	8	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.09	8.88
Threads	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	58 Watt

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