AMD PRO A8-9600 vs Intel Pentium D 960

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A8-9600 and Intel Pentium D 960 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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).

AMD PRO A8-9600

Intel Pentium D 960

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-9600

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1509 vs 782
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3333 vs 807

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 October 2016 vs May 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1509 vs 782
PassMark - CPU mark	3333 vs 807

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 960

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A8-9600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1509

782

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3333

807

Name	AMD PRO A8-9600	Intel Pentium D 960
PassMark - Single thread mark	1509	782
PassMark - CPU mark	3333	807
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	Intel Pentium D 960
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 October 2016	May 2006
OPN Tray	AD960BAGM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	999	2601
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Presler
Processor Number		960
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.60 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	C1=68.6°C, D0=63.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		162 mm2
L1 cache		28 KB
Transistor count		376 million
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)