AMD A12-9800E vs AMD FX-8300

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9800E and AMD FX-8300 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 FX-8300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800E

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 28% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1617 vs 1488

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 September 2016 vs October 2012
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1617 vs 1488

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8300

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5337 vs 3471
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 518 vs 494
Around 61% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2318 vs 1441

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5337 vs 3471
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	518 vs 494
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2318 vs 1441

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9800E
CPU 2: AMD FX-8300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1617

1488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3471

5337

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

494

518

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1441

2318

Name	AMD A12-9800E	AMD FX-8300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1617	1488
PassMark - CPU mark	3471	5337
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	494	518
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1441	2318
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1156
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2623
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1156
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2623
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		19.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.999

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A12-9800E	AMD FX-8300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Vishera
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	5 September 2016	October 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$105
OPN PIB	AD9800AHABBOX	FD8300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	AD9800AHM44AB	FD8300WMW8KHK
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1931	2542
Price now	$113.99	$80.59
Series	AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	13.19	28.21
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.3 GHz
Compute Cores	12
Die size	246 mm	315 mm
L2 cache	2 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum core temperature	90°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of GPU cores	8
Transistor count	1178 million	1200 million
Unlocked
L1 cache		384 KB
L3 cache		8 MB
Number of threads		8
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	1866 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	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	3.0 x8	n / a
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™)