AMD A12-9720P vs AMD A8-5557M

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9720P and AMD A8-5557M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9720P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1314 vs 1037
  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2656 vs 1801
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6187 vs 4970
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 6187 vs 4970
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 2016 vs 23 May 2013
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1314 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark 2656 vs 1801
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6187 vs 4970
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6187 vs 4970

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5557M

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 439 vs 397
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1192 vs 1103
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2075 vs 1857
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2075 vs 1857
Specifications (specs)
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 439 vs 397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1192 vs 1103
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2075 vs 1857
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2075 vs 1857

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9720P
CPU 2: AMD A8-5557M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1314
1037
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2656
1801
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
397
439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1103
1192
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1857
2075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6187
4970
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1857
2075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6187
4970
Name AMD A12-9720P AMD A8-5557M
PassMark - Single thread mark 1314 1037
PassMark - CPU mark 2656 1801
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 397 439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1103 1192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 130.347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 17.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 44.985
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1403
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1857 2075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6187 4970
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1403
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1857 2075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6187 4970

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A12-9720P AMD A8-5557M

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Richland
Launch date 1 June 2016 23 May 2013
Place in performance rating 1298 1320
Series AMD Bristol Ridge AMD A-Series
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 250 mm 246 mm
L2 cache 2 MB 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 90 °C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 3.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 3100 Million 1178 million
L1 cache 128 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 71 °C

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP4 BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)