CPUDesktopReleased Sep 5, 2016

AMD A8-9600

4C/4T · 3.4 GHz · 65 W

The AMD A8-9600 is a quad-core desktop APU from the 7th Generation A-Series (Bristol Ridge) for the AM4 platform. It pairs four Excavator cores with Radeon R7 graphics using six GCN compute units, the same graphics configuration as the A10-9700 at lower clocks. It shipped to OEMs from September 2016 and reached retail on July 27, 2017.

General

Manufacturer: AMD
Model: AMD A8-9600
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 7th Gen A-Series (Bristol Ridge)
Codename: Bristol Ridge
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Excavator+
Release date: Sep 5, 2016
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 4 cores / 4 threads
Base clock: 3.10 GHz
Boost clock: 3.40 GHz
TDP (design W): 65 W
Unlocked: ✓ Yes
L2 cache: 2 MB
L3 cache: —
Technology (nm): 28 nm
GF 28 nm

Platform

Socket: AM4
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Radeon R7 (6 CU, GCN 3)
Clock: 900 MHz
Memory type: DDR4-2400
2-channel
Memory size: —
ECC memory: —
PCIe: PCIe 3.0 x8

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: SSE4.1SSE4.2SSE4aAVXAVX2FMA3FMA4XOPAES
NPU: None

OS support

Windows: Windows 10
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: Bristol Ridge (Excavator) is absent from every Microsoft Windows 11 supported-processor list, which begins with the AMD Ryzen 2000 series, so Windows 10 is the newest officially supported Windows release. Current Linux distributions run without restriction.