EPYC 9115 vs A8-9600

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Primary details

Comparing A8-9600 and EPYC 9115 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1877not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency3.03no data
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Turin (2024)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)10 October 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$78$726

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-9600 and EPYC 9115 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads432
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm4 nm
Die size250 mm22x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,100 million16,630 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-9600 and EPYC 9115 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 configuration12
SocketAM4SP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 and EPYC 9115. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-9600 and EPYC 9115 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-9600 and EPYC 9115. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 GraphicsN/A
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600 and EPYC 9115 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-9600 and EPYC 9115 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and EPYC 9115.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes8128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 July 2017 10 October 2024
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 4 32
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

A8-9600 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9115, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between A8-9600 and EPYC 9115. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A8-9600 is a desktop processor while EPYC 9115 is a server/workstation one.


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