Pentium Gold 4415U vs A8-9600

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Aggregate performance score

A8-9600
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.16
+2.4%

A8-9600 outperforms Pentium Gold 4415U by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-9600 and Pentium Gold 4415U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18771894
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency3.0312.83
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$78$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-9600 and Pentium Gold 4415U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data22
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2048 KB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-9600 and Pentium Gold 4415U 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 and Pentium Gold 4415U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

A8-9600 and Pentium Gold 4415U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-9600 and Pentium Gold 4415U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-9600 and Pentium Gold 4415U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 610
iGPU core count6no data
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600 and Pentium Gold 4415U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-9600 and Pentium Gold 4415U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-9600 and Pentium Gold 4415U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.4
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and Pentium Gold 4415U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes810

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.

A8-9600 2.16
+2.4%
Pentium Gold 4415U 2.11

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.

A8-9600 3308
+2.4%
Pentium Gold 4415U 3229

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.16 2.11
Recency 27 July 2017 3 January 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

A8-9600 has a 2.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and 100% more physical cores.

Pentium Gold 4415U, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A8-9600 and Pentium Gold 4415U.

Note that A8-9600 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 4415U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-9600 and Pentium Gold 4415U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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