AMD PRO A8-9600B vs AMD A8-7200P

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A8-9600B and AMD A8-7200P 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD PRO A8-9600B

AMD A8-7200P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-9600B

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
6.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1194 vs 1054
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2292 vs 2154

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10/24/2016 vs 4 June 2014
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1194 vs 1054
PassMark - CPU mark	2292 vs 2154

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7200P

Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 102 °C vs 90°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1723 vs 427
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3972 vs 1128

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	102 °C vs 90°C
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1723 vs 427
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3972 vs 1128

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A8-9600B
CPU 2: AMD A8-7200P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1194

1054

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2292

2154

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

427

1723

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1128

3972

Name	AMD PRO A8-9600B	AMD A8-7200P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1194	1054
PassMark - CPU mark	2292	2154
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	427	1723
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1128	3972
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	231.224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.117
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	19.579
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	57.356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1322
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3148
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3148

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A8-9600B	AMD A8-7200P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Kaveri
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	10/24/2016	4 June 2014
OPN Tray	AM960BADY44AB	AM720PDGH44JA
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1475	1484
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Laptops	AMD A8-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Die size	250 mm	245 mm
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	102 °C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	3100 Million	2410 Million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		8
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz	626 MHz
iGPU core count	6	4
Processor graphics	R5	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0