AMD PRO A8-9600B processor review

AMD PRO A8-9600B

PRO A8-9600B processor released by AMD; release date: 10/24/2016. The processor is designed for laptop-computers and based on Bristol Ridge microarchitecture.

CPU is unlocked for overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.3 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 90°C. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Cache size: L2 - 2 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR4.

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

The processor has integrated graphics R5 with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 720 MHz, cores count - 6.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
1194
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
2292
Geekbench 4
Single Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
5311
427
Geekbench 4
Multi-Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
36691
1128
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
97.640 mPixels/s
12.973 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
741.453 Frames/s
231.224 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4.623 Frames/s
1.117 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
49.002 Frames/s
19.579 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
218.231 mHash/s
57.356 mHash/s
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 1194
PassMark - CPU mark 2292
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 427
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1128
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 12.973 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 231.224 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 1.117 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 19.579 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 57.356 mHash/s

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

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge
Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date 10/24/2016
OPN Tray AM960BADY44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1473
Series AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Laptops
Vertical segment Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.4 GHz
Die size 250 mm
L2 cache 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 3100 Million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 720 MHz
iGPU core count 6
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

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8
PCI Express revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
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
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0