AMD PRO A8-9600 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A8-9600 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 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 Ryzen 7 PRO 2700

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 90°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2190 vs 1513
  • 4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15309 vs 3322
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2018 vs 3 October 2016
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2190 vs 1513
PassMark - CPU mark 15309 vs 3322

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A8-9600
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1513
2190
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3322
15309
Name AMD PRO A8-9600 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
PassMark - Single thread mark 1513 2190
PassMark - CPU mark 3322 15309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 17.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 269.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 27.695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 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 PRO A8-9600 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date 3 October 2016 September 2018
OPN Tray AD960BAGM44AB YD270BBBM88AF
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 1007 991
Series AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Zen

Performance

Base frequency 3.1 GHz 3.2 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 4.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of GPU cores 6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 192 mm
L1 cache 768 KB
L3 cache 16 MB
Number of threads 16
Transistor count 4800 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4

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

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported AM4 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Not included

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 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