AMD A12-9700P vs AMD A8-7200P

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9700P and AMD A8-7200P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A12-9700P

AMD A8-7200P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9700P

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
6.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1211 vs 1054
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2446 vs 2154
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1934 vs 1723
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4344 vs 3972
Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1596 vs 1322
Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 4124 vs 3148
Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1596 vs 1322
Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 4124 vs 3148

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2016 vs 4 June 2014
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1211 vs 1054
PassMark - CPU mark	2446 vs 2154
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1934 vs 1723
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4344 vs 3972
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1596 vs 1322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4124 vs 3148
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1596 vs 1322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4124 vs 3148

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7200P

Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 102 °C vs 90°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum core temperature	102 °C vs 90°C
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9700P
CPU 2: AMD A8-7200P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1211

1054

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2446

2154

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1934

1723

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4344

3972

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1596

1322

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4124

3148

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1596

1322

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4124

3148

Name	AMD A12-9700P	AMD A8-7200P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1211	1054
PassMark - CPU mark	2446	2154
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1934	1723
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4344	3972
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	104.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.129
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	14.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	50.779
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1596	1322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4124	3148
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1596	1322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4124	3148

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A12-9700P	AMD A8-7200P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Kaveri
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	1 June 2016	4 June 2014
OPN Tray	AM970PADY44AB	AM720PDGH44JA
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1437	1406
Series	AMD A12-Series APU for Laptops	AMD A8-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Die size	250 mm	245 mm
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	102 °C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	3100 Million	2410 Million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		8
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	758 MHz	626 MHz
iGPU core count	6	4
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD Elite Experiences
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0