AMD A12-9800E vs AMD Phenom II X3 B77

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9800E and AMD Phenom II X3 B77 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800E

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1617 vs 1310
  • Around 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3471 vs 1844
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 September 2016 vs May 2010
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 3
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1617 vs 1310
PassMark - CPU mark 3471 vs 1844

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9800E
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B77

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1617
1310
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3471
1844
Name AMD A12-9800E AMD Phenom II X3 B77
PassMark - Single thread mark 1617 1310
PassMark - CPU mark 3471 1844
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 494
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1441
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

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A12-9800E AMD Phenom II X3 B77

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Heka
Family AMD A-Series Processors AMD Phenom
Launch date 5 September 2016 May 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $105
OPN PIB AD9800AHABBOX
OPN Tray AD9800AHM44AB HDXB77WFK3DGM
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1930 1935
Price now $113.99 $26.59
Series AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X3 Triple-Core
Value for money (0-100) 13.19 33.97
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.1 GHz 3.2 GHz
Compute Cores 12
Die size 246 mm 258 mm
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 3
Number of GPU cores 8
Transistor count 1178 million 758 million
Unlocked
L1 cache 128 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Number of threads 3

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 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 95 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™)