AMD A12-9730P vs AMD A8-5557M

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9730P and AMD A8-5557M 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9730P

  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1386 vs 1037
  • Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2980 vs 1801
  • 4.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2143 vs 439
  • 4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5309 vs 1192
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1386 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark 2980 vs 1801
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2143 vs 439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5309 vs 1192

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5557M

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9730P
CPU 2: AMD A8-5557M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1386
1037
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2980
1801
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2143
439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
5309
1192
Name AMD A12-9730P AMD A8-5557M
PassMark - Single thread mark 1386 1037
PassMark - CPU mark 2980 1801
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2143 439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5309 1192
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2075
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4970
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4970

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A12-9730P AMD A8-5557M

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date Q2 2016 23 May 2013
OPN Tray AM973PAEY44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1314 1320
Series AMD A12-Series APU for Laptops AMD A-Series
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Architecture codename Richland

Performance

Base frequency 2.8 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 3.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of GPU cores 6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 246 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 71 °C
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1178 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

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

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)