Ultra 9 275HX vs PRO A8-9600B

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Aggregate performance score

PRO A8-9600B
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 2 Watt
1.25
Core Ultra 9 275HX
2025
24 cores / 24 threads, 55 Watt
31.78
+2442%

Core Ultra 9 275HX outperforms PRO A8-9600B by a whopping 2442% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2509162
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesBristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiencyno data61.91
DesignerAMDIntel
Manufacturerno dataTSMC
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Arrow Lake-HX (2025)
Release date1 June 2016 (9 years ago)13 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A8-9600B and Core Ultra 9 275HX 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Performance-coresno data8
Efficient-coresno data16
Threads424
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data192 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB3 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm3 nm
Die size250 mm2243 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors3100 Million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A8-9600B and Core Ultra 9 275HX 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4FCBGA2114
Power consumption (TDP)2 MB55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A8-9600B and Core Ultra 9 275HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

PRO A8-9600B and Core Ultra 9 275HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A8-9600B and Core Ultra 9 275HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A8-9600B and Core Ultra 9 275HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5-6400
Maximum memory sizeno data256 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 GraphicsIntel® Graphics
iGPU core count6no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.9 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A8-9600B and Core Ultra 9 275HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by PRO A8-9600B and Core Ultra 9 275HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS)7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840 x 2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A8-9600B and Core Ultra 9 275HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.5
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A8-9600B and Core Ultra 9 275HX.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes824

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

PRO A8-9600B 1.25
Ultra 9 275HX 31.78
+2442%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

PRO A8-9600B 2195
Samples: 66
Ultra 9 275HX 56016
+2452%
Samples: 2323

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.

PRO A8-9600B 431
Ultra 9 275HX 2848
+561%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 1024
Ultra 9 275HX 17922
+1650%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 2336
Ultra 9 275HX 12237
+424%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 5703
Ultra 9 275HX 94497
+1557%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 16.76
Ultra 9 275HX 2.43
+590%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

PRO A8-9600B 203
Ultra 9 275HX 5668
+2692%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 71
Ultra 9 275HX 334
+370%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

PRO A8-9600B 13
Ultra 9 275HX 259
+1844%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

PRO A8-9600B 70
Ultra 9 275HX 396
+465%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.25 31.78
Recency 1 June 2016 13 January 2025
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 28 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2 Watt 55 Watt

PRO A8-9600B has 2650% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 275HX, on the other hand, has a 2442.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD PRO A8-9600B in performance tests.

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