AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 vs AMD A12-9800
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and AMD A12-9800 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 5 PRO 2600
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
- 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
- Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2270 vs 1698
- 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13424 vs 3680
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | September 2018 vs 27 July 2017 |
| Number of cores | 6 vs 4 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95°C vs 90°C |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm vs 28 nm |
| L2 cache | 3 MB vs 2 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2270 vs 1698 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 13424 vs 3680 |
Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800
- Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
| Maximum frequency | 4.2 GHz vs 3.9 GHz |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
CPU 2: AMD A12-9800
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| Name | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 | AMD A12-9800 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2270 | 1698 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 13424 | 3680 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 552 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1679 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 0 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2290 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2365 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 8307 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2290 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2365 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 8307 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 | AMD A12-9800 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Zen | Bristol Ridge |
| Family | AMD Ryzen PRO Processors | AMD A-Series Processors |
| Launch date | September 2018 | 27 July 2017 |
| OPN Tray | YD260BBBM6IAF | AD9800AUM44AB |
| 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 | 1006 | 1007 |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors | AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $139 | |
| OPN PIB | AD9800AUABBOX | |
| Price now | $129.99 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 12.51 | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Die size | 192 mm | 246 mm |
| L1 cache | 576 KB | |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 90°C |
| Maximum frequency | 3.9 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Number of cores | 6 | 4 |
| Number of threads | 12 | |
| Transistor count | 4800 million | 1178 million |
| Unlocked | ||
| Compute Cores | 12 | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | |
| Number of GPU cores | 8 | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Supported memory frequency | 2933 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Sockets supported | AM4 | AM4 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Thermal Solution | Not included | |
Peripherals |
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| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 x8 |
| Max number of PCIe lanes | 8 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
| Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC) | ||
| FreeSync | ||
| Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
| PowerGating | ||
| PowerNow | ||
| PowerTune | ||
| TrueAudio | ||
| VirusProtect | ||
Virtualization |
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| AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Graphics |
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| Enduro | ||
| Graphics max frequency | 1108 MHz | |
| iGPU core count | 8 | |
| Processor graphics | Radeon R7 Series | |
| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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Graphics API support |
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| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | |
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