A4-5145M vs PRO A8-9600

Primary details

Comparing PRO A8-9600 and A4-5145M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1780	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD A-Series
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	3 October 2016 (7 years ago)	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Current price	no data	$210

Detailed specifications

PRO A8-9600 and A4-5145M 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	3.1 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	250 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	3,100 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on PRO A8-9600 and A4-5145M 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	FP2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A8-9600 and A4-5145M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1333 Controller
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
RAID	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A8-9600 and A4-5145M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A8-9600 and A4-5145M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8310G
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A8-9600 and A4-5145M integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A8-9600 and A4-5145M 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 A8-9600 and A4-5145M.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 October 2016	1 June 2013
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

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