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).

AMD A12-9720P

AMD A8-5557M

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: 1315 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	1315 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

1315

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	1315	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	1297	1319
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™)