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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9730P

  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1386 vs 1315
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2980 vs 2656
  • 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 1386 vs 1315
PassMark - CPU mark 2980 vs 2656
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
1386
1315
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2980
2656
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 1386 1315
PassMark - CPU mark 2980 2656
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 1313 1297
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™)