AMD PRO A8-9600 vs AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)
Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A8-9600 and AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W) 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, 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 PRO A8-9600
- CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 6 month(s) later
- Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
- Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
- 4.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 17.191 vs 3.576
- 18.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 269.509 vs 14.5
- 7.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.523 vs 0.212
- 70.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 27.695 vs 0.394
- 20.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 84.399 vs 4.125
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 3 October 2016 vs April 2009 |
| Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 45 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 125 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 17.191 vs 3.576 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 269.509 vs 14.5 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.523 vs 0.212 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 27.695 vs 0.394 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 84.399 vs 4.125 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD PRO A8-9600
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)
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| Name | AMD PRO A8-9600 | AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W) |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1509 | |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 3333 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 17.191 | 3.576 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 269.509 | 14.5 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.523 | 0.212 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 27.695 | 0.394 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 84.399 | 4.125 |
| 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 PRO A8-9600 | AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W) | |
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Essentials |
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| Family | AMD PRO A-Series Processors | |
| Launch date | 3 October 2016 | April 2009 |
| OPN Tray | AD960BAGM44AB | |
| OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
| Place in performance rating | 999 | 3280 |
| Series | AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops | |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Architecture codename | Deneb | |
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| Base frequency | 3.1 GHz | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90°C | |
| Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
| Number of GPU cores | 6 | |
| Unlocked | ||
| 64 bit support | ||
| Die size | 258 mm | |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | |
| L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
| Transistor count | 758 million | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 2 | |
| Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Graphics |
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| Enduro | ||
| Graphics max frequency | 900 MHz | |
| Processor graphics | R7 | |
| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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| HDMI | ||
Graphics API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | |
| Vulkan | ||
Compatibility |
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| Configurable TDP | 45 Watt/65 Watt | |
| Sockets supported | AM4 | AM3 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Peripherals |
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| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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| 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 |
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| AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
| IOMMU 2.0 | ||
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