Core 2 Duo P8600 vs PRO A12-9800B
Aggregate performance score
PRO A12-9800B outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by a whopping 216% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing PRO A12-9800B and Core 2 Duo P8600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1943 | 2733 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 15 July 2008 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $209 |
| Current price | $676 | $31 (0.1x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
PRO A12-9800B and Core 2 Duo P8600 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 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 1066 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 274 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.05V-1.15V |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A12-9800B and Core 2 Duo P8600 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.
| Socket | FP4 | BGA479,PBGA479,PGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9800B and Core 2 Duo P8600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Dual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8 | no data |
| AES-NI | 1 | no data |
| FMA | FMA4 | no data |
| AVX | AVX | no data |
| FRTC | 1 | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| PowerTune | + | no data |
| DualGraphics | 1 | no data |
| TrueAudio | + | no data |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| PowerGating | + | no data |
| Out-of-band client management | + | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
| RAID | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
PRO A12-9800B and Core 2 Duo P8600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-9800B and Core 2 Duo P8600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | 1 | no data |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-9800B and Core 2 Duo P8600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4-1866 | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | no data |
| iGPU core count | 8 | no data |
| Enduro | + | no data |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | no data |
| UVD | + | no data |
| VCE | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-9800B and Core 2 Duo P8600 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A12-9800B and Core 2 Duo P8600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-9800B and Core 2 Duo P8600.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 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.
PRO A12-9800B outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 216% 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%
PRO A12-9800B outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 218% 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%
PRO A12-9800B outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 97% 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%
PRO A12-9800B outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 150% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Core 2 Duo P8600 outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 1% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
PRO A12-9800B outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 44% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
PRO A12-9800B outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 51% in 3DMark06 CPU.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Core 2 Duo P8600 outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 151% in wPrime 32.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
PRO A12-9800B outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 89% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
PRO A12-9800B outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 91% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
PRO A12-9800B outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 15% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.
Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core
Benchmark coverage: 5%
PRO A12-9800B outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 131% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.
Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core
Benchmark coverage: 5%
PRO A12-9800B outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 63% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.
Geekbench 2
Benchmark coverage: 5%
PRO A12-9800B outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by 65% in Geekbench 2.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.74 | 0.55 |
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 15 July 2008 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 25 Watt |
The PRO A12-9800B is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P8600 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A12-9800B and Core 2 Duo P8600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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