AMD A12-9800E vs AMD A10-5800K

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9800E and AMD A10-5800K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 - 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 A12-9800E

AMD A10-5800K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800E

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1617 vs 1495
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3471 vs 2961
Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1156 vs 1020
Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1156 vs 1020

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 September 2016 vs 26 September 2012
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1617 vs 1495
PassMark - CPU mark	3471 vs 2961
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1156 vs 1020
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1156 vs 1020

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-5800K

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 523 vs 494
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1469 vs 1441
2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2453 vs 897
Around 96% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 5148 vs 2623
2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2453 vs 897
Around 96% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 5148 vs 2623

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	523 vs 494
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1469 vs 1441
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2453 vs 897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	5148 vs 2623
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2453 vs 897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	5148 vs 2623

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9800E
CPU 2: AMD A10-5800K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1617

1495

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3471

2961

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

494

523

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1441

1469

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1156

1020

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

897

2453

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2623

5148

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1156

1020

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

897

2453

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2623

5148

Name	AMD A12-9800E	AMD A10-5800K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1617	1495
PassMark - CPU mark	3471	2961
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	494	523
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1441	1469
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1156	1020
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	897	2453
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2623	5148
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1156	1020
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	897	2453
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2623	5148
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.891
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.206
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.594
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.484

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A12-9800E	AMD A10-5800K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Trinity
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	5 September 2016	26 September 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$105	$122
OPN PIB	AD9800AHABBOX
OPN Tray	AD9800AHM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1931	1891
Price now	$113.99
Series	AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops	AMD A-Series (Desktop)
Value for money (0-100)	13.19
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz
Compute Cores	12
Die size	246 mm	246 mm
L2 cache	2 MB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	74 °C
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Transistor count	1178 million	1303 Million
Unlocked
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon R7 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	DirectX® 12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	3.0 x8
Advanced Technologies
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)