i9-13900KS vs Pro A8-8600B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A8-8600B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.43
Core i9-13900KS
2023
24 cores / 32 threads, 150 Watt
40.24
+2714%

Core i9-13900KS outperforms Pro A8-8600B by a whopping 2714% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A8-8600B and Core i9-13900KS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking221472
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data54.93
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency3.7324.46
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)12 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pro A8-8600B and Core i9-13900KS 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads432
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pro A8-8600B and Core i9-13900KS 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i9-13900KS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pro A8-8600B and Core i9-13900KS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i9-13900KS 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 A8-8600B and Core i9-13900KS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R6 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 770
iGPU core count6no data
Number of pipelines384no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A8-8600B and Core i9-13900KS integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i9-13900KS integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i9-13900KS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.5
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i9-13900KS.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 A8-8600B 1.43
i9-13900KS 40.24
+2714%

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 A8-8600B 2190
i9-13900KS 61589
+2712%

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 A8-8600B 459
i9-13900KS 3136
+583%

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 A8-8600B 1067
i9-13900KS 21732
+1937%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.43 40.24
Recency 3 June 2015 12 January 2023
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 32
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 150 Watt

Pro A8-8600B has 1150% lower power consumption.

i9-13900KS, on the other hand, has a 2714% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 500% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Core i9-13900KS is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A8-8600B in performance tests.

Be aware that Pro A8-8600B is a notebook processor while Core i9-13900KS is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pro A8-8600B and Core i9-13900KS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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