AMD A6-9500 Full Specifications

Entry-level Desktop processor released in 2016 with 2 cores and 2 threads. With base clock at 3.5GHz, max speed at 3.8GHz, and a 65W power rating. A6-9500 is based on the Bristol Ridge 28nm family and part of the A6 series.
Price 73.4%
Speed 52%
Productivity 27%
Gaming 69%

The AMD A6-9500 is a Desktop processor with 2 cores, launched in 2016. It is part of the A6 lineup, using the Excavator+ architecture with Socket AM4. The core-count is effectively doubled, to 2 threads. AMD is building the A6-9500 on a 28 nm production process. AMD's processor supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel interface. This processor features the (Radeon R5 (on die)) integrated graphics solution. This processor can run on motherboards with the following chipsets: A320, B350, B450, X370, X470, X570.

AMD A6-9500 General

Manufacturer AMD
Core Family Bristol Ridge
Series AMD A6
Type Desktop
Achitecture codename Bristol Ridge
Microarchitecture Excavator
Release date on July 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $64
Price now $48
Place in performance rating 1182
Value for money (0-100) 18.86
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm

AMD A6-9500 Compatibility

Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Max number of PCIe lanes 8
PCIe revision 3.0
PowerGating +
PowerNow +
PowerTune +
Socket AM4

AMD A6-9500 Benchmarks

Boost Clock 3.8 GHz
Core Clock 3.5 GHz
Core Count 2
L1 Cache 1 x 96 kB Instruction 2 x 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 1 x 1 MB
L2 cache 1024 KB
L3 Cache None
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz
Simultaneous Multithreading No
TDP 65 W

AMD A6-9500 Memory Specifications

ECC Support No
Max memory channels 2
Supported memory types DDR4-2400

AMD A6-9500 Technical Specs

64 bit support +
Die size 246 mm2
Includes CPU Cooler Yes
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum core temperature 90 °C
Number of cores 2
Number of threads 2
Part # AD9500AGABBOX
Transistor count 1,178 million

AMD A6-9500 Integrated Graphics

DirectX DirectX® 12
DisplayPort +
Enduro +
FreeSync +
HDMI +
Integrated Graphics Radeon R5 (on die)
Integrated graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Lithography 28 nm
iGPU core count 6

AMD A6-9500 Security Technologies

VirusProtect +

AMD A6-9500 Technologies and Extensions

AES-NI +
AVX +
FMA +
FRTC +

AMD A6-9500 Virtualization Technologies

AMD-V +

AMD A6-9500 Other

Packaging Boxed
TrueAudio +
UVD +
VCE +
Vulkan +
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