PRO A8-9600 vs Athlon X4 860K
Aggregate performance score
Athlon X4 860K outperforms PRO A8-9600 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X4 860K and PRO A8-9600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1918 | 1954 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 2.15 | 3.00 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 12 August 2014 (10 years ago) | 3 October 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X4 860K and PRO A8-9600 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256K | no data |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2048 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | 250 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | 3,100 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X4 860K and PRO A8-9600 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 | FM2+ | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 860K and PRO A8-9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | - | + |
| FreeSync | - | + |
| PowerTune | - | + |
| TrueAudio | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| Out-of-band client management | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 860K and PRO A8-9600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 860K and PRO A8-9600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR4-2400 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 6 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 860K and PRO A8-9600 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon X4 860K and PRO A8-9600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 860K and PRO A8-9600.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 8 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.14 | 2.05 |
| Recency | 12 August 2014 | 3 October 2016 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Athlon X4 860K has a 4.4% higher aggregate performance score.
PRO A8-9600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 46.2% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD Athlon X4 860K and AMD PRO A8-9600.
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