Intel N200 vs AMD A8-9600

Comparative analysis of Intel N200 and AMD A8-9600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel N200

AMD A8-9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N200

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
10.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1842 vs 1486
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4901 vs 3298

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 27 July 2017
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1842 vs 1486
PassMark - CPU mark	4901 vs 3298

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-9600

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N200
CPU 2: AMD A8-9600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1842

1486

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4901

3298

Name	Intel N200	AMD A8-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1842	1486
PassMark - CPU mark	4901	3298
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		475
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1409
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		129.751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		20.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		9707
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		9707

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N200	AMD A8-9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	$78
Place in performance rating	1381	1079
Processor Number	N200
Series	Intel Processor N-series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD9600AGABBOX
OPN Tray		AD9600AGM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$64.99
Value for money (0-100)		22.69
Performance
64 bit support
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Base frequency		3.1 GHz
Compute Cores		10
Die size		246 mm
L2 cache		2 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Number of GPU cores		6
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR4
Graphics
Device ID	0x46D0
Execution Units	32
Graphics max dynamic frequency	750 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Radeon R7 Series
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	DirectX® 12
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45/65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9	8
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		3.0 x8
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)