i5-8650K vs A10-9600P
Primary details
Comparing A10-9600P and Core i5-8650K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 2112 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Intel Core i5 |
Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 September 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A10-9600P and Core i5-8650K 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
Threads | 4 | 6 |
Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
L1 cache | no data | 384 KB |
L2 cache | 2048 KB | 1.5 MB |
L3 cache | no data | 9 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
Die size | 250 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A10-9600P and Core i5-8650K 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 (Uniprocessor) |
Socket | FP4 | 1151 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-9600P and Core i5-8650K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI | + | + |
FMA | FMA4 | - |
AVX | - | + |
FRTC | + | - |
FreeSync | + | - |
DualGraphics | + | - |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-9600P and Core i5-8650K are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | - |
VT-d | no data | + |
VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-9600P and Core i5-8650K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
Enduro | + | - |
Switchable graphics | + | - |
UVD | + | - |
VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10-9600P and Core i5-8650K integrated GPUs.
DisplayPort | + | - |
HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10-9600P and Core i5-8650K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-9600P and Core i5-8650K.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 8 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 1 June 2016 | 1 September 2018 |
Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
Threads | 4 | 6 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
A10-9600P has 533.3% lower power consumption.
i5-8650K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between A10-9600P and Core i5-8650K. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A10-9600P is a notebook processor while Core i5-8650K is a desktop one.
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