C-60 vs A8-9600

Primary details

Comparing A8-9600 and C-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1879	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.13	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD C-Series
Power efficiency	3.03	no data
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Ontario (2011−2012)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	22 August 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$78	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-9600 and C-60 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	1.33 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Die size	250 mm2	75 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,100 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-9600 and C-60 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	FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 and C-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz)
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-9600 and C-60 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-9600 and C-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 6290
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600 and C-60 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-9600 and C-60 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and C-60.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	no data

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 July 2017	22 August 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	9 Watt

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