A8-9600 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
13.63
+531%

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z outperforms A8-9600 by a whopping 531% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and A8-9600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5671880
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data14.13
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesRembrandt (Zen 3+)no data
Power efficiency44.393.03
Architecture codenameRembrandt U (Zen 3+) (2022)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date20 April 2022 (2 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$78

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.75 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache4 MB2048 KB
L3 cache16 MB0 KB
Chip lithography6 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data250 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP7AM4
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and A8-9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and A8-9600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and A8-9600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2400
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 680MAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Enduro-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and A8-9600 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and A8-9600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and A8-9600.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 13.63
+531%
A8-9600 2.16

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 20863
+531%
A8-9600 3308

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 1526
+149%
A8-9600 613

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 6651
+341%
A8-9600 1508

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.63 2.16
Recency 20 April 2022 27 July 2017
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 6 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z has a 531% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-9600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z is a notebook processor while A8-9600 is a desktop one.


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