PRO A8-9600 vs Ryzen 3 2200U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 2200U outperforms PRO A8-9600 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 2200U and PRO A8-9600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1831 | 1887 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 14.26 | 3.04 |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 8 January 2018 (6 years ago) | 3 October 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 2200U and PRO A8-9600 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 25 | no data |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2048 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 250 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | 3,100 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 2200U and PRO A8-9600 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FP5 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and PRO A8-9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | - | + |
| FreeSync | - | + |
| PowerTune | - | + |
| TrueAudio | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| Out-of-band client management | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and PRO A8-9600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and PRO A8-9600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz) | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 6 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 2200U and PRO A8-9600 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and PRO A8-9600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and PRO A8-9600.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 8 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.26 | 2.09 |
| Recency | 8 January 2018 | 3 October 2016 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 3 2200U has a 8.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
PRO A8-9600, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 3 2200U and PRO A8-9600.
Be aware that Ryzen 3 2200U is a notebook processor while PRO A8-9600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 2200U and PRO A8-9600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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