AMD A8-9600 vs AMD FX-4100

AMD A8-9600
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016
AMD A8-9600
AMD FX-4100
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 4 / Oct 2011
AMD FX-4100

Summary

Reasons to consider AMD A8-9600

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-4100.
Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Reasons to consider AMD FX-4100

None

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

AMD A8-9600AMD FX-4100
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
AES
AVX
CLMUL
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1

Architecture

AMD A8-9600AMD FX-4100
ArchitectureAMD ExcavatorvsAMD Bulldozer
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameBristol RidgevsZambezi
Release DateSep 2016vsOct 2011

Cores

AMD A8-9600AMD FX-4100
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsRadeon R7vsNo

Cache

AMD A8-9600AMD FX-4100
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs192 KB
L2 Cache512 KB (per core)vs4096 KB
L3 Cache0 KBvs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD A8-9600AMD FX-4100
SocketAMD Socket AM4vsAMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
PackageuPGAvsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs315mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

AMD A8-9600AMD FX-4100
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clock3400 MHzvs3900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.425 V
TDP65 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A8-9600
    2346 points
  • AMD FX-4100
    2301 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A8-9600
    7443 points
  • AMD FX-4100
    6966 points

Points - higher is better