AMD A12-9730P processor review

AMD A12-9730P

A12-9730P processor released by AMD; release date: Q2 2016. The processor is designed for laptop-computers.

CPU is unlocked for overclocking. Total number of cores - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.5 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 90°C. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Cache size: L2 - 2 MB.

Supported socket types: FP4. Power consumption (TDP): 35 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 900 MHz.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
1386
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
2980
Geekbench 4
Single Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
5311
2143
Geekbench 4
Multi-Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
36691
5309
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 1386
PassMark - CPU mark 2980
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2143
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5309

Integrated graphics – AMD Radeon R7 Graphics

Technical info

Boost clock speed 758 MHz
Core clock speed 200 MHz
Floating-point performance 526.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 384
Texture fill rate 16.46 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt
Transistor count 2,410 million

Games performance

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x76857.10
Medium, 1366x76842.90
High, 1366x76838.00
Ultra, 1920x108023.60

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x72028.00

F1 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x72040.50
Medium, 1920x108016.60

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x72024.00
Medium, 1920x108013.80

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72022.80
Medium, 1920x108010.50

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Low, 1280x72020.40

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Ultra, 1920x108032.20

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x72054.00
Medium, 1920x108021.10

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x72050.40
Medium, 1920x108032.00

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Low, 1280x7207.20

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x72036.30
Medium, 1920x108013.30

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Low, 1280x72048.20
Medium, 1920x108020.90

Dishonored 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72019.10

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)

Low, 1280x72032.40

Titanfall 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72060.30
Medium, 1366x76845.20
High, 1920x108016.60

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Medium, 1366x76870.00
High, 1920x108027.30

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76849.70
Medium, 1366x76818.20

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x72013.90

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x72019.48
Medium, 1366x76817.40

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x72030.45

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72052.25
Medium, 1366x76841.10
High, 1920x108019.50

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x72022.30

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x72010.90

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x72020.50
Medium, 1920x10809.50

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72023.60
Medium, 1920x10809.40

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76828.40
Medium, 1366x76817.75
High, 1920x10808.10

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76853.12
Medium, 1366x76833.70
High, 1920x108017.63
Ultra, 1920x108013.70

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x76812.40
Medium, 1366x7687.40

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x76825.40
Medium, 1366x76817.15
High, 1920x10808.80
Ultra, 1920x10808.00

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x72019.88
Medium, 1366x76814.15
High, 1920x10806.10

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76834.43
Medium, 1366x76822.37
High, 1920x108014.30

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x76827.90
Medium, 1366x76815.38
High, 1920x10807.25
Ultra, 1920x10802.20

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76857.30
Medium, 1366x76842.05
High, 1920x108021.55
Ultra, 1920x108013.27

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72062.65
Medium, 1366x76846.05
High, 1920x108029.10
Ultra, 1920x108026.20

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76824.10
Medium, 1366x76816.00
High, 1920x10808.30
Ultra, 1920x10805.50

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768111.28
Medium, 1366x76836.12
High, 1920x108019.97
Ultra, 1920x108012.93

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76853.55
Medium, 1366x76847.05
High, 1920x108012.70
Ultra, 1920x10805.15

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76834.04
Medium, 1366x76822.78
High, 1920x10808.98
Ultra, 1920x10807.00

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76833.10
Medium, 1366x76823.85
High, 1920x108012.15
Ultra, 1920x10806.60

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x76824.30
Medium, 1366x76816.90

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x76850.30
Medium, 1366x76832.70
High, 1920x108025.45
Ultra, 1920x108012.25

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76851.71
Medium, 1366x76834.97
High, 1920x108019.52
Ultra, 1920x108015.67

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72035.25
Medium, 1344x75623.59
High, 1920x108013.35
Ultra, 1920x108010.00

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768106.43
Medium, 1366x76841.53
High, 1920x108024.47
Ultra, 1920x108020.20

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72049.25
Medium, 1280x72047.50
High, 1920x108026.45

The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Low, 1024x76860.00
Medium, 1366x76846.00
High, 1366x76829.90
Ultra, 1920x108015.40

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76824.10
Medium, 1366x76817.23
High, 1366x76813.54
Ultra, 1920x10807.03

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76853.33
Medium, 1366x76824.38
High, 1366x76811.58
Ultra, 1920x10808.35

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76837.83
Medium, 1366x76829.03
High, 1366x76817.62
Ultra, 1920x10807.20

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x76853.25
Medium, 1366x76841.80
High, 1366x76836.90
Ultra, 1920x108013.00

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76823.28
Medium, 1366x76820.87
High, 1366x76815.50
Ultra, 1920x10806.28

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76833.23
Medium, 1366x76826.61
High, 1366x76816.54
Ultra, 1920x10808.05

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72060.49
Medium, 1366x76828.18
High, 1366x76826.10
Ultra, 1920x10809.18

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x76894.80
Medium, 1366x76855.90
High, 1366x76837.75
Ultra, 1920x108016.90

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76874.88
Medium, 1366x76840.32
High, 1366x76827.10
Ultra, 1920x108014.27

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x76835.88
Medium, 1366x76821.55
High, 1366x76814.98
Ultra, 1920x10806.03

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76835.97
Medium, 1366x76829.52
High, 1366x76816.63
Ultra, 1920x10808.28

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76864.50
Medium, 1366x76844.55
High, 1366x76833.75
Ultra, 1920x108022.90

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76855.45
Medium, 1366x76840.50
High, 1366x76834.45
Ultra, 1920x108030.35

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72045.53
Medium, 1366x76832.90
High, 1366x76823.73
Ultra, 1920x108014.00

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x76869.10
High, 1366x76847.95
Ultra, 1920x108021.60

World of Warcraft (2005)

Ultra, 1920x108021.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date Q2 2016
OPN Tray AM973PAEY44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1313
Series AMD A12-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment Laptop

Performance

Base frequency 2.8 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of GPU cores 6
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 900 MHz
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 25-45 Watt
Sockets supported FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)