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).

 

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 1490
PassMark - CPU mark 3314
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 1081
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
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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™)

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