Core i5-5200U vs A8-9600

General info

Comparing A8-9600 and Core i5-5200U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1757	1968
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	14.13	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)	1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$78	$281
Current price	$30 (0.4x MSRP)	$447 (1.6x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

A8-9600 and Core i5-5200U 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	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	250 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	3,100 million	1300 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-9600 and Core i5-5200U 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	FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 and Core i5-5200U. 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	+	no data
AVX	+	+
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

A8-9600 and Core i5-5200U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-9600 and Core i5-5200U 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 i5-5200U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 5500
iGPU core count	6	no data
Max video memory	no data	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Enduro	+	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	no data	900 MHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600 and Core i5-5200U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-9600 and Core i5-5200U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	2560X1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-9600 and Core i5-5200U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	11.2/12
OpenGL	no data	4.3
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and Core i5-5200U.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	8	12

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.

A8-9600 outperforms Core i5-5200U by 32% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	2.14	1.62
Integrated graphics card		1.50
Recency	27 July 2017	1 March 2015
Physical cores	4	2
Cost	$78	$281
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

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