A8-6500 vs PRO A8-9600

Place in performance ranking	1836	1976
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	3 October 2016 (7 years ago)	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A8-9600 and A8-6500 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	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	no data	192 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	4096 KB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	250 mm²	246 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	71 °C
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	-

Compatibility

Information on PRO A8-9600 and A8-6500 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	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A8-9600 and A8-6500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	FMA4
AVX	+	AVX
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	+
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A8-9600 and A8-6500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A8-9600 and A8-6500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3-1866
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8570D
iGPU core count	6	no data
Number of pipelines	no data	256
Enduro	+	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A8-9600 and A8-6500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A8-9600 and A8-6500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 11
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A8-9600 and A8-6500.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
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 A8-9600 2.15
+18.1%

A8-6500 1.82

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.

PRO A8-9600 3322
+17.7%

A8-6500 2822