Phenom X4 9850 (125W) vs Pro A8-8600B

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Primary details

Comparing Pro A8-8600B and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2222not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency3.73no data
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Agena (2007−2008)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)July 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pro A8-8600B and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) 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 speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data285 mm2
Number of transistors3100 Million450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pro A8-8600B and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) 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
SocketFP4AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A8-8600B and Phenom X4 9850 (125W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0no data
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A8-8600B and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A8-8600B and Phenom X4 9850 (125W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133no data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R6 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
Number of pipelines384no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A8-8600B and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A8-8600B and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A8-8600B and Phenom X4 9850 (125W).

PCIe version3.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 125 Watt

Pro A8-8600B has a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 941.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pro A8-8600B and Phenom X4 9850 (125W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pro A8-8600B is a notebook processor while Phenom X4 9850 (125W) is a desktop one.


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