AMD PRO A4-8350B vs AMD A8-9600

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A4-8350B and AMD A8-9600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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).

AMD PRO A4-8350B

AMD A8-9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A4-8350B

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-9600

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 71.30°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1486 vs 1437
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3298 vs 1690
Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2015 vs 1213
Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2015 vs 1213
Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3006 vs 2028
Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3006 vs 2028
Around 72% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 9707 vs 5655
Around 72% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 9707 vs 5655

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 71.30°C
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1486 vs 1437
PassMark - CPU mark	3298 vs 1690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2015 vs 1213
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2015 vs 1213
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3006 vs 2028
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3006 vs 2028
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	9707 vs 5655
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	9707 vs 5655

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A4-8350B
CPU 2: AMD A8-9600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1437

1486

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1690

3298

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1213

2015

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1213

2015

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2028

3006

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2028

3006

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5655

9707

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5655

9707

Name	AMD PRO A4-8350B	AMD A8-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1437	1486
PassMark - CPU mark	1690	3298
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1213	2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1213	2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2028	3006
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2028	3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	5655	9707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	5655	9707
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

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A4-8350B	AMD A8-9600
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD835BYBI23JC	AD9600AGM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 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	1100	1079
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A4 APU for Desktops	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Bristol Ridge
Launch date		27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)		$78
OPN PIB		AD9600AGABBOX
Price now		$64.99
Value for money (0-100)		22.69
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
Compute Cores	6	10
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	4	6
Number of threads	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	757 MHz	900 MHz
iGPU core count	256	6
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Radeon R7 Series
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	DirectX® 12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt/65 Watt	45/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
PCI Express revision		3.0 x8