AMD FX-9800P VS AMD A10-9600P — differences in specs

Comparing AMD FX-9800P vs AMD A10-9600P

Comparison of video cards AMD FX-9800P vs AMD A10-9600P in benchmarks and specifications.

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Differences

Top features of AMD A10-9600P

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Top features of AMD FX-9800P

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Higher clock speed

2.70 GHz 2.40 GHz

Around 11% better clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD A10-9600P AMD FX-9800P

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A10-9600P and AMD FX-9800P is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD A10-9600P AMD FX-9800P
Family	AMD A AMD FX
CPU group	AMD A10-9600 AMD FX-9800
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Generation	6 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A10-9600P vs AMD FX-9800P by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	4 / 4 4 / 4
Core architecture	normal normal
Cores	4x Excavator 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT	No No
Overclocking	No No
Frequency	2.40 GHz 2.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.30 GHz 3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)	2.60 GHz 3.10 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A10-9600P and AMD FX-9800P along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon R5 - 384 (Bristol Ridge) AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
GPU frequency	0.72 GHz 0.76 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	5 8
Shader	384 512
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB 2 GB
Max. displays	2 2
Generation	6 6
Direct X	12 12
Technology	28 nm 28 nm
Release date	Q2/2016 Q2/2016

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A10-9600P and AMD FX-9800P. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	Decode Decode
VP8	No No
VP9	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode Decode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A10-9600P and AMD FX-9800P you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-1866 DDR4-1866
Max. Memory	64 GB 64 GB
Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth	29.9 GB/s 29.9 GB/s
ECC	No No
PCIe	3.0 x 8 3.0 x 8
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A10-9600P or AMD FX-9800P? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	15 W 15 W
Tjunction max.	90 \xc2\xb0C 90 \xc2\xb0C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A10-9600P and AMD FX-9800P CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Technology	28 nm 28 nm
Socket	FP4 FP4
L2-Cache	2.00 MB 2.00 MB
Architecture	Excavator (Bristol Ridge) Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Virtualization	AMD-V AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
Release date	Q4/2016 Q2/2016