Pentium Silver N6000 vs A8-9600
Aggregate performance score
A8-9600 outperforms Pentium Silver N6000 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-9600 and Pentium Silver N6000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1789 | 1856 |
| 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) | Jasper Lake (2021) |
| Release date | 27 July 2017 (6 years ago) | 11 January 2021 (3 years 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 Pentium Silver N6000 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 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 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 | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A8-9600 and Pentium Silver N6000 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 | FCBGA1338 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 and Pentium Silver N6000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| 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 | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Launched |
Security technologies
A8-9600 and Pentium Silver N6000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-9600 and Pentium Silver N6000 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 Pentium Silver N6000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 850 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600 and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| MIPI-DSI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-9600 and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-9600 and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
| Vulkan | 1 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and Pentium Silver N6000.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 8 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 14 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no 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 outperforms Pentium Silver N6000 by 9% based on our aggregate 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 outperforms Pentium Silver N6000 by 8% 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 outperforms Pentium Silver N6000 by 26% 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 outperforms Pentium Silver N6000 by 34% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.14 | 1.97 |
| Recency | 27 July 2017 | 11 January 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A8-9600 and Pentium Silver N6000.
Note that A8-9600 is a desktop processor while Pentium Silver N6000 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-9600 and Pentium Silver N6000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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