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AMD A8-9600

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD A8-9600 and AMD Ryzen 5 4600G processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD A8-9600

Newer PCI Express Version: Gen 3, 8 Lanes (CPU only) (Gen 3, 8 Lanes (CPU only) vs PCIe® 3.0)

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

More Total Cores: 6 (4 vs 6)
Higher Max Turbo Frequency: Up to 4.2GHz (up to 3.4 GHz vs Up to 4.2GHz)
Higher Technology: TSMC 7nm FinFET (28 nm vs TSMC 7nm FinFET)
Newer Launch Date: July 2020 (July 2017 vs July 2020)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

AMD

July 2017

Launch Date

July 2020

Desktop

Platform

Desktop

A8-9600

Model Name

Bristol Ridge

Code Name

Renoir

A8 (Bristol Ridge)

Generation

OS Support

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit *Operating System (OS) support will vary by manufacturer.

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

3.1 GHz

Basic Frequency

3.7GHz

up to 3.4 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Up to 4.2GHz

320 KB

L1 Cache

384KB

2 MB

L2 Cache

3MB

L3 Cache

8MB

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

AMD Socket AM4

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

AM4

31.0x

Multiplier

Multiplier Unlocked

Unlocked for Overclocking

Yes

28 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

TSMC 7nm FinFET

65 W

TDP

65W

90°C

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

95°C

Gen 3, 8 Lanes (CPU only)

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

PCIe® 3.0

3,100 million

Transistor Count

Memory Specifications

DDR4

Memory Type

DDR4

Dual-channel

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Bus Speed

Up to 3200MT/s

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

Radeon R7

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Radeon™ Graphics

Graphics Core Count

Graphics Frequency

1900 MHz