AMD A6-9500 vs AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9500 and AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500
- CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
- Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
- Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1624 vs 1511
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 27 July 2017 vs May 2011 |
Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 45 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 125 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1624 vs 1511 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2839 vs 1869
- 4.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2268 vs 484
- 8.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6568 vs 800
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
L2 cache | 2 MB vs 1 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2839 vs 1869 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 2268 vs 484 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6568 vs 800 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A6-9500
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD A6-9500 | AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1624 | 1511 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1869 | 2839 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 484 | 2268 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 800 | 6568 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1134 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2148 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 6783 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1134 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2148 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 6783 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD A6-9500 | AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge | Deneb |
Family | AMD A-Series Processors | AMD Phenom |
Launch date | 27 July 2017 | May 2011 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $64 | |
OPN PIB | AD9500AGABBOX | HDZ980FBGMBOX |
OPN Tray | AD9500AGM23AB | HDZ980FBK4DGM |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Place in performance rating | 1191 | 1197 |
Price now | $56.83 | |
Series | AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops | AMD Phenom II X4 Black |
Value for money (0-100) | 15.52 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.5 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
Compute Cores | 8 | |
Die size | 246 mm | 258 mm |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | |
Maximum core temperature | 90°C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
Number of GPU cores | 6 | |
Transistor count | 1178 million | 758 million |
Unlocked | ||
L1 cache | 512 KB | |
L3 cache | 6 MB | |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
Graphics |
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Enduro | ||
Graphics max frequency | 1029 MHz | |
iGPU core count | 6 | |
Processor graphics | Radeon R5 Series | |
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | DirectX® 12 | |
Vulkan | ||
Compatibility |
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Configurable TDP | 45/65 Watt | |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 8 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 x8 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC) | ||
FreeSync | ||
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
PowerGating | ||
PowerNow | ||
PowerTune | ||
TrueAudio | ||
VirusProtect | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |