AMD Athlon 200GE vs AMD A6-9500

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 200GE and AMD A6-9500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 Athlon 200GE

AMD A6-9500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 200GE

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1800 vs 1625
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4115 vs 1870
Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 740 vs 484
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1735 vs 800
Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1303 vs 1134
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2701 vs 2148
Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1303 vs 1134
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2701 vs 2148

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2018 vs 27 July 2017
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1800 vs 1625
PassMark - CPU mark	4115 vs 1870
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	740 vs 484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1735 vs 800
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1303 vs 1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2701 vs 2148
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1303 vs 1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2701 vs 2148

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6783 vs 6495
Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 6783 vs 6495

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6783 vs 6495
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	6783 vs 6495

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 200GE
CPU 2: AMD A6-9500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1800

1625

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4115

1870

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

740

484

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1735

800

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1303

1134

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2701

2148

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6495

6783

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1303

1134

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2701

2148

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6495

6783

Name	AMD Athlon 200GE	AMD A6-9500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1800	1625
PassMark - CPU mark	4115	1870
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	740	484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1735	800
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1303	1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2701	2148
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6495	6783
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1303	1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2701	2148
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	6495	6783

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 200GE	AMD A6-9500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Bristol Ridge
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	June 2018	27 July 2017
OPN Tray	YD200GC6M2OFB	AD9500AGM23AB
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	1170	1189
Series	AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$64
OPN PIB		AD9500AGABBOX
Price now		$56.83
Value for money (0-100)		15.52
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Compute Cores	5	8
Die size	192 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3	6
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	4800 million	1178 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1000 MHz	1029 MHz
iGPU core count	3	6
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics	Radeon R5 Series
Enduro
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45/65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics API support
DirectX		DirectX® 12
Vulkan