N100 vs A8-9600

Primary details

Comparing A8-9600 and N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1789	1447
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.13	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	no data
Release date	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$78	no data
Current price	$30 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-9600 and N100 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)	no data
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	28 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	250 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,100 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-9600 and N100 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	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 and N100. 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	+	no data
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	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
GPIO	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

A8-9600 and N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

OS Guard

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-9600 and N100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
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 N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics
iGPU core count	6	no data
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Enduro	+	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	no data	750 MHz
Execution Units	no data	24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600 and N100 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-9600 and N100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-9600 and N100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and N100.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	9
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2

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.

N100 outperforms A8-9600 by 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.13	3.58
Recency	27 July 2017	1 January 2023
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

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