AMD A12-9720P vs AMD PRO A12-9800B

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9720P and AMD PRO A12-9800B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, 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 A12-9720P

AMD PRO A12-9800B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-9800B

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1414 vs 1306
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2706 vs 2638
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 411 vs 397
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1169 vs 1103
Around 91% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 17.869 vs 9.334
Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 208.601 vs 130.347
Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.302 vs 1.039
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 22.379 vs 17.054
Around 75% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 78.766 vs 44.985

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 October 2016 vs 1 June 2016
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1414 vs 1306
PassMark - CPU mark	2706 vs 2638
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	411 vs 397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1169 vs 1103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	17.869 vs 9.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	208.601 vs 130.347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.302 vs 1.039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	22.379 vs 17.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	78.766 vs 44.985

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9720P
CPU 2: AMD PRO A12-9800B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1306

1414

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2638

2706

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

397

411

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1103

1169

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

9.334

17.869

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

130.347

208.601

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.039

1.302

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

17.054

22.379

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

44.985

78.766

Name	AMD A12-9720P	AMD PRO A12-9800B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1306	1414
PassMark - CPU mark	2638	2706
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	397	411
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1103	1169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.334	17.869
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	130.347	208.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.039	1.302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	17.054	22.379
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	44.985	78.766
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1403
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6187
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1403
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	6187

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A12-9720P	AMD PRO A12-9800B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	1 June 2016	24 October 2016
Place in performance rating	1301	1270
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM980BADY44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
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	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	3100 Million	3100 Million
Base frequency		2.7 GHz
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP4	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12 Watt/15 Watt
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		758 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Processor graphics		R7
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
PCI Express revision		3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0