AMD A12-9700P vs AMD PRO A8-9600B

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9700P and AMD PRO A8-9600B 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 PRO A8-9600B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9700P

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1217 vs 1153
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2424 vs 2203
4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1934 vs 427
3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4344 vs 1128

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1217 vs 1153
PassMark - CPU mark	2424 vs 2203
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1934 vs 427
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4344 vs 1128

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-9600B

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
5.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 12.973 vs 2.183
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 231.224 vs 104.395
8.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.117 vs 0.129
Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 19.579 vs 14.759
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 57.356 vs 50.779

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10/24/2016 vs 1 June 2016
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.973 vs 2.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	231.224 vs 104.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.117 vs 0.129
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	19.579 vs 14.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	57.356 vs 50.779

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9700P
CPU 2: AMD PRO A8-9600B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1217

1153

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2424

2203

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1934

427

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4344

1128

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.183

12.973

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

104.395

231.224

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.129

1.117

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

14.759

19.579

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

50.779

57.356

Name	AMD A12-9700P	AMD PRO A8-9600B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1217	1153
PassMark - CPU mark	2424	2203
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1934	427
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4344	1128
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.183	12.973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	104.395	231.224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.129	1.117
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	14.759	19.579
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	50.779	57.356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4124
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4124

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A12-9700P	AMD PRO A8-9600B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Bristol Ridge
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	1 June 2016	10/24/2016
OPN Tray	AM970PADY44AB	AM960BADY44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1511	1483
Series	AMD A12-Series APU for Laptops	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Die size	250 mm	250 mm
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6	6
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	3100 Million	3100 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	758 MHz	720 MHz
iGPU core count	6	6
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	R5
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	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	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
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0