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).

 

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 1890
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™)