AMD A12-9730P vs AMD A12-9720P

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9730P and AMD A12-9720P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, 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 A12-9730P

AMD A12-9720P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9730P

Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1396 vs 1320
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2989 vs 2657
5.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2143 vs 397
4.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5309 vs 1103

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1396 vs 1320
PassMark - CPU mark	2989 vs 2657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2143 vs 397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5309 vs 1103

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9720P

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9730P
CPU 2: AMD A12-9720P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1396

1320

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2989

2657

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2143

397

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5309

1103

Name	AMD A12-9730P	AMD A12-9720P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1396	1320
PassMark - CPU mark	2989	2657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2143	397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5309	1103
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
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 A12-9730P	AMD A12-9720P
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2016	1 June 2016
OPN Tray	AM973PAEY44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1237	1232
Series	AMD A12-Series APU for Laptops	AMD Bristol Ridge
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Bristol Ridge
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	90 °C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		250 mm
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		3100 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	25-45 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)