i3-7020U vs PRO A8-9600

A6-9500 A6-9500E A8-9600 A10-9700 A10-9700E A12-9800 A12-9800E Athlon X4 950 Athlon X4 970 PRO A8-9600 PRO A10-9700 PRO A10-9700E
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Core i3-7020U Core i3-7100U Core i5-7200U Core i5-7300U Core i5-7360U Core i7-7Y75 Core i7-7500U Core i7-7600U Core m3-7Y30 Pentium 4415U Pentium Gold 4415U Pentium Gold 4415Y

Aggregate performance score

PRO A8-9600
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.09
+28.2%
Core i3-7020U
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.63

PRO A8-9600 outperforms Core i3-7020U by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

PRO A8-9600 PRO A8-9600
i3-7020U i3-7020U

Primary details

Comparing PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-7020U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18752080
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency3.0410.28
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date3 October 2016 (8 years ago)10 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281

Detailed specifications

PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-7020U 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 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2048 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-7020U 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,FC-BGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-7020U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
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

PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-7020U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-7020U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-7020U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
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
Compare		AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 620
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 data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-7020U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-7020U 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 PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-7020U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.5
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-7020U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes812

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.

PRO A8-9600 2.09
+28.2%
i3-7020U 1.63

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.

PRO A8-9600 3322
+28.6%
i3-7020U 2583

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 2.09 1.63
Recency 3 October 2016 10 April 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

PRO A8-9600 has a 28.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

i3-7020U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The PRO A8-9600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-7020U in performance tests.

Note that PRO A8-9600 is a desktop processor while Core i3-7020U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A8-9600 and Core i3-7020U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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