AMD A12-9730P vs AMD PRO A12-9800B

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9730P and AMD PRO A12-9800B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. 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).

AMD A12-9730P

AMD PRO A12-9800B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9730P

Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2989 vs 2691
5.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2143 vs 411
4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5309 vs 1169

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1396 vs 1392
PassMark - CPU mark	2989 vs 2691
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2143 vs 411
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5309 vs 1169

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-9800B

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 PRO A12-9800B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1396

1392

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2989

2691

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2143

411

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5309

1169

Name	AMD A12-9730P	AMD PRO A12-9800B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1396	1392
PassMark - CPU mark	2989	2691
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2143	411
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5309	1169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		17.869
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		208.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		22.379
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		78.766

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A12-9730P	AMD PRO A12-9800B
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2016	24 October 2016
OPN Tray	AM973PAEY44AB	AM980BADY44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1238	1207
Series	AMD A12-Series APU for Laptops	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Bristol Ridge
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.7 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	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		250 mm
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		3100 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	758 MHz
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	R7
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
iGPU core count		8
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	25-45 Watt	12 Watt/15 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
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
PCI Express revision		3.0