Duron 600 vs PRO A12-9800B
Primary details
Comparing PRO A12-9800B and Duron 600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2061 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | AMD Duron |
| Power efficiency | 10.66 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Spitfire (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 19 June 2000 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $112 |
Detailed specifications
PRO A12-9800B and Duron 600 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 0.6 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 6 |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 64 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 25 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A12-9800B and Duron 600 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FP4 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 27.4 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9800B and Duron 600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | AVX | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-9800B and Duron 600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-9800B and Duron 600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| iGPU core count | 8 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-9800B and Duron 600 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A12-9800B and Duron 600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-9800B and Duron 600.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 19 June 2000 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 27 Watt |
PRO A12-9800B has an age advantage of 15 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 80% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between PRO A12-9800B and Duron 600. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that PRO A12-9800B is a notebook processor while Duron 600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A12-9800B and Duron 600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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