PRO A8-9600 vs Phenom II X4 P960

Place in performance ranking	2444	1846
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	4x AMD Phenom II	no data
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	19 October 2010 (13 years ago)	3 October 2016 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 P960 and PRO A8-9600 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	no data	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	250 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 P960 and PRO A8-9600 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	no data	1
Socket	S1 (S1g4)	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and PRO A8-9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and PRO A8-9600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and PRO A8-9600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Enduro	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 P960 and PRO A8-9600 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and PRO A8-9600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and PRO A8-9600.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.00	2.15
Recency	19 October 2010	3 October 2016
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt

Phenom II X4 P960 has 160% lower power consumption.

PRO A8-9600, on the other hand, has a 115% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.

The PRO A8-9600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 P960 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X4 P960 is a notebook processor while PRO A8-9600 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 P960 and PRO A8-9600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.