Athlon 1300 vs PRO A8-9600B
Primary details
Comparing PRO A8-9600B and Athlon 1300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2176 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Bristol Ridge | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.09 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Thunderbird B (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 21 March 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $318 |
Detailed specifications
PRO A8-9600B and Athlon 1300 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 | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 120 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A8-9600B and Athlon 1300 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 |
| Socket | FP4 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 68 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A8-9600B and Athlon 1300. 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 A8-9600B and Athlon 1300 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A8-9600B and Athlon 1300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR1 |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A8-9600B and Athlon 1300 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A8-9600B and Athlon 1300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A8-9600B and Athlon 1300.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 21 March 2001 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 68 Watt |
PRO A8-9600B has an age advantage of 15 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 353.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between PRO A8-9600B and Athlon 1300. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that PRO A8-9600B is a notebook processor while Athlon 1300 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A8-9600B and Athlon 1300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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