AMD A6-9550 vs AMD A8-9600

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9550 and AMD A8-9600 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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).

AMD A6-9550

AMD A8-9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9550

Around 18% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-9600

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

Number of cores	4 vs 2
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9550
CPU 2: AMD A8-9600

Name	AMD A6-9550	AMD A8-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark		1486
PassMark - CPU mark		3303
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		475
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1409
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		129.751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		20.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		9707
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		9707

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9550	AMD A8-9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Bristol Ridge
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	27 July 2017
OPN PIB	AD9550AGABBOX	AD9600AGABBOX
OPN Tray	AD9550AGM23AB	AD9600AGM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	not rated	1015
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$78
Price now		$64.99
Value for money (0-100)		22.69
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Compute Cores	8	10
Die size	246 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	74 °C
Maximum core temperature	90°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	6	6
Transistor count	1178 million	1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1029 MHz	900 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Series	Radeon R7 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Enduro
iGPU core count		6
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	DirectX® 12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45/65 Watt	45/65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x8	3.0 x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)