A10-9600P vs Pro A12-8800B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A12-8800B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.66
+10.7%
A10-9600P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.50

Pro A12-8800B outperforms A10-9600P by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A12-8800B and A10-9600P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20802156
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD CarrizoAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency4.419.29
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pro A12-8800B and A10-9600P 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.3 GHz
L2 cache2048 KB2048 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data250 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pro A12-8800B and A10-9600P 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.

SocketFP4FP4
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A12-8800B and A10-9600P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0no data
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4FMA4
AVXAVX-
FRTC-+
FreeSync++
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A12-8800B and A10-9600P are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A12-8800B and A10-9600P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133DDR3, DDR4
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count86
Number of pipelines512no data
Enduro++
Switchable graphics++
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A12-8800B and A10-9600P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A12-8800B and A10-9600P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A12-8800B and A10-9600P.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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 A12-8800B 1.66
+10.7%
A10-9600P 1.50

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 A12-8800B 2580
+10.6%
A10-9600P 2333

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pro A12-8800B 526
+14.6%
A10-9600P 459

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pro A12-8800B 1141
+10.6%
A10-9600P 1032

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pro A12-8800B 2236
A10-9600P 2447
+9.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pro A12-8800B 6220
A10-9600P 6508
+4.6%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pro A12-8800B 2769
A10-9600P 3287
+18.7%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pro A12-8800B 16.49
A10-9600P 15.3
+7.8%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Pro A12-8800B 3
A10-9600P 3
+3.2%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Pro A12-8800B 206
A10-9600P 216
+4.9%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Pro A12-8800B 72
A10-9600P 76
+5.6%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Pro A12-8800B 0.91
+1.1%
A10-9600P 0.9

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Pro A12-8800B 1.6
+3.3%
A10-9600P 1.5

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Pro A12-8800B 16
A10-9600P 16
+3.1%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Pro A12-8800B 76
A10-9600P 85
+12.6%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Pro A12-8800B 1336
A10-9600P 1526
+14.2%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Pro A12-8800B 4691
A10-9600P 5423
+15.6%

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Pro A12-8800B 1969
A10-9600P 2074
+5.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.66 1.50
Recency 3 June 2015 1 June 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 15 Watt

Pro A12-8800B has a 10.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 25% lower power consumption.

A10-9600P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months.

The Pro A12-8800B is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-9600P in performance tests.


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