AMD Athlon X4 750K vs AMD PRO A8-9600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 750K and AMD PRO A8-9600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 Athlon X4 750K

  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-9600

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1509 vs 1467
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3333 vs 2883
  • 4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 17.191 vs 4.272
  • 21x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 269.509 vs 12.842
  • 6.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.523 vs 0.223
  • 47.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 27.695 vs 0.584
  • 26.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 84.399 vs 3.192
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1509 vs 1467
PassMark - CPU mark 3333 vs 2883
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 17.191 vs 4.272
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 269.509 vs 12.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.523 vs 0.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 27.695 vs 0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 84.399 vs 3.192

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 750K
CPU 2: AMD PRO A8-9600

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1467
1509
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2883
3333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.272
17.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
12.842
269.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.223
1.523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.584
27.695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.192
84.399
Name AMD Athlon X4 750K AMD PRO A8-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark 1467 1509
PassMark - CPU mark 2883 3333
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.272 17.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 12.842 269.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.223 1.523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.584 27.695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.192 84.399
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1299
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1377
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1299
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1377
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4551

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 750K AMD PRO A8-9600

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD750KWOHJBOX
OPN Tray AD750KWOA44HJ AD960BAGM44AB
Place in performance rating 2821 999
Series AMD Athlon X4 AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch date 3 October 2016
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

Base frequency 3.4 GHz 3.1 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 28 nm
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Number of GPU cores 6

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 65 Watt
Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 900 MHz
Processor graphics R7
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0