AMD PRO A6-9500B processor review

AMD PRO A6-9500B

PRO A6-9500B processor released by AMD; release date: 24 October 2016. The processor is designed for laptop-computers.

CPU is unlocked for overclocking. Total number of cores - 2. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.2 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 90°C. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Cache size: L2 - 1 MB.

Supported socket types: FP4. Power consumption (TDP): 15 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics R5 with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 800 MHz.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4869
1215
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
1357
Geekbench 4
Single Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
5311
1769
Geekbench 4
Multi-Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
36691
2567
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 1215
PassMark - CPU mark 1357
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1769
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2567

Integrated graphics – AMD Radeon R5 Graphics

Technical info

Boost clock speed 800 MHz
Core clock speed 200 MHz
Floating-point performance 388.1 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 256
Texture fill rate 12.13 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt
Transistor count 2,410 million

Games performance

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x76839.20
Medium, 1366x76828.50
High, 1366x76825.00

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x72030.90
Medium, 1920x10809.90

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x7208.40
Medium, 1920x10804.30

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x7206.00
Medium, 1920x10802.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x72015.40
Medium, 1920x10807.00

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72012.30
Medium, 1920x10807.00

Darksiders III (2018)

Low, 1280x72022.50
Medium, 1920x108011.80

Farming Simulator 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x72039.00
Medium, 1920x108014.00

Hitman 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.40
Medium, 1920x10803.50

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x72010.00
Medium, 1920x10804.00

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72013.00
Medium, 1920x10805.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x72013.00
Medium, 1920x10804.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x72012.00
Medium, 1920x108012.00

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Low, 1280x7204.00
Medium, 1920x10801.00

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x7204.00
Medium, 1920x10801.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72013.70
Medium, 1920x10809.40

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.50
Medium, 1920x10803.00

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x7208.10
Medium, 1920x10804.30

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x72028.00
Medium, 1920x10807.00

Destiny 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.00

ELEX (2017)

Low, 1280x7206.00

The Evil Within 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x7206.00

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x7208.00

FIFA 18 (2017)

Low, 1280x72042.60
Medium, 1920x108019.40

Ark Survival Evolved (2017)

Low, 1280x72015.00
Medium, 1920x10806.20

F1 2017 (2017)

Low, 1280x72018.00
Medium, 1920x108013.00
High, 1920x108010.00

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Low, 1280x72012.10

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72035.20
Medium, 1366x76832.80

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x72032.80

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x72044.60
Medium, 1920x108022.75
High, 1920x108016.30

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x72021.50

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Low, 1280x72012.20

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.90
Medium, 1920x10805.20

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x72019.90
Medium, 1920x10807.30

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Low, 1280x72028.60
Medium, 1920x108013.20

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Low, 1280x72053.40
Medium, 1366x76836.10

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76829.40
Medium, 1366x76812.10

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72030.40
Medium, 1366x76824.60

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Low, 1280x7687.00

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x7204.00
Medium, 1366x7682.00

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x72018.20
Medium, 1366x76811.30

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76817.03
Medium, 1366x76810.70

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76826.90
Medium, 1366x76821.60

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76837.70
Medium, 1366x76828.80

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72034.15
Medium, 1366x76821.20

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x7689.00

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x76859.70
Medium, 1366x76822.00

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76819.30
Medium, 1366x76814.80

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x76812.00

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76824.15
Medium, 1366x76815.60

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72019.15
Medium, 1344x75612.40

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768111.90
Medium, 1366x76834.30

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72017.40
Medium, 1280x72013.90

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x7689.90
Medium, 1366x7686.80
High, 1366x7685.70

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76827.65
Medium, 1366x76815.45
High, 1366x7687.75

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76816.50
Medium, 1366x76812.00
High, 1366x7689.20

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x76827.00
Medium, 1366x76820.30
High, 1366x76817.10

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76813.00
Medium, 1366x76810.00
High, 1366x7685.00

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76813.95
Medium, 1366x76810.60
High, 1366x7686.45

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72040.12
Medium, 1366x76824.13
High, 1366x76819.30
Ultra, 1920x10807.50

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x76875.30
Medium, 1366x76828.30
High, 1366x76817.60

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76846.53
Medium, 1366x76824.40
High, 1366x76817.47

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76850.70
Medium, 1366x76834.55
High, 1366x76827.70

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72030.05
Medium, 1366x76820.35
High, 1366x76814.15

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x76852.65
High, 1366x76825.65

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x76881.40
Medium, 1360x76824.30
High, 1360x76818.60
Ultra, 1920x108012.40

World of Warcraft (2005)

Low, 800x60082.60
Medium, 1024x76843.70

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date 24 October 2016
OPN Tray AM950BADY23AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1677
Series AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Laptops
Vertical segment Laptop

Performance

Base frequency 2.3 GHz
L2 cache 1 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 2
Number of GPU cores 4
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
Processor graphics R5
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Advanced Technologies

AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0