A8-9600 vs PRO A10-8850B

Primary details

Comparing PRO A10-8850B and A8-9600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1797	1893
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	14.13
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.35	3.04
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2016)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	29 September 2015 (9 years ago)	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$78

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

PRO A10-8850B and A8-9600 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	3.9 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB	2048 KB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	245 mm2	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	2,411 million	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on PRO A10-8850B and A8-9600 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	FM2+	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A10-8850B and A8-9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	+
FreeSync	+	+
PowerTune	+	+
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	+
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	+
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	+
RAID	+	-
HSA	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A10-8850B and A8-9600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A10-8850B and A8-9600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	8	6
จำนวนพาธไลน์	512	no data
Enduro	+	+
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A10-8850B and A8-9600 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A10-8850B and A8-9600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A10-8850B and A8-9600.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	8

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	2.36	2.09
Recency	29 September 2015	27 July 2017
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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