Intel N97 vs AMD A8-8600P

Comparative analysis of Intel N97 and AMD A8-8600P 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, 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 N97

AMD A8-8600P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N97

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3 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
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2120 vs 1103
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5918 vs 2240

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 3 June 2015
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2120 vs 1103
PassMark - CPU mark	5918 vs 2240

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-8600P

1048576x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2 MB vs 2MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N97
CPU 2: AMD A8-8600P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2120

1103

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5918

2240

Name	Intel N97	AMD A8-8600P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2120	1103
PassMark - CPU mark	5918	2240
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1753
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4113
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1037
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2396
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5824
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1037
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2396
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5824

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N97	AMD A8-8600P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Carrizo
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	3 June 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$128
Place in performance rating	1087	1051
Processor Number	N97
Series	Intel Processor N-series	AMD A8-Series APU for AIOs
Vertical segment	Embedded	All-in-One
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM860PAAY43KA
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (shared)	2 MB
L3 cache	6MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Base frequency		1.6 GHz
Compute Cores		10
Number of GPU cores		6
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		3100 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR3
Graphics
Execution Units	24
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		720 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Switchable graphics
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	12
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		3.0
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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
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™)
IOMMU 2.0