A8-7600 vs PRO A8-9600

Primary details

Comparing PRO A8-9600 and A8-7600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1770	1807
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.18
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	3 October 2016 (7 years ago)	31 July 2014 (9 years ago)
Current price	no data	$59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

PRO A8-9600 and A8-7600 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	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	4096 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	250 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	71 °C
Number of transistors	3,100 million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on PRO A8-9600 and A8-7600 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 A8-7600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	1	1
FreeSync	1	1
PowerTune	+	-
DualGraphics	no data	1
TrueAudio	+	+
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	+
Out-of-band client management	+	+
VirusProtect	+	+
RAID	-	no data
HSA	no data	1

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A8-9600 and A8-7600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A8-9600 and A8-7600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3-2133
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	6	6
Number of pipelines	no data	384
Enduro	+	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A8-9600 and A8-7600 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A8-9600 and A8-7600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	1	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A8-9600 and A8-7600.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	8	16

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.

PRO A8-9600 outperforms A8-7600 by 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.17	2.08
Recency	3 October 2016	31 July 2014

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