E1-2500 vs A8-9600

Primary details

Comparing A8-9600 and E1-2500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1881	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 E-Series
Power efficiency	3.04	no data
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$78	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-9600 and E1-2500 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	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	1.4 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	250 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	3,100 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-9600 and E1-2500 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	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 and E1-2500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	FMA4
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	+
VirusProtect	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-9600 and E1-2500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-9600 and E1-2500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Max memory channels	2	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8240
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600 and E1-2500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-9600 and E1-2500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and E1-2500.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
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	23 May 2013
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

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