AMD PRO A8-9600 vs Intel Core i3-9100

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A8-9600 and Intel Core i3-9100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-9600

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9100

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2480 vs 1513
  • Around 99% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6621 vs 3322
  • Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1602 vs 1299
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2758 vs 1377
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 5007 vs 4551
  • Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1602 vs 1299
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2758 vs 1377
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 5007 vs 4551
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 Apr 2019 vs 3 October 2016
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2480 vs 1513
PassMark - CPU mark 6621 vs 3322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1602 vs 1299
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2758 vs 1377
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5007 vs 4551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1602 vs 1299
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2758 vs 1377
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5007 vs 4551

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A8-9600
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-9100

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1513
2480
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3322
6621
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1299
1602
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1377
2758
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4551
5007
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1299
1602
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1377
2758
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4551
5007
Name AMD PRO A8-9600 Intel Core i3-9100
PassMark - Single thread mark 1513 2480
PassMark - CPU mark 3322 6621
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 1602
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1377 2758
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4551 5007
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1299 1602
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1377 2758
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4551 5007
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1068
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3267

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A8-9600 Intel Core i3-9100

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date 3 October 2016 23 Apr 2019
OPN Tray AD960BAGM44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1007 990
Series AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops 9th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Coffee Lake
Launch price (MSRP) $122
Processor Number i3-9100
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.1 GHz 3.60 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 4.20 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of GPU cores 6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
L1 cache 256 KB
L3 cache 6 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Number of threads 4

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 900 MHz
Processor graphics R7 Intel UHD Graphics 630
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x3E91
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot