AMD A12-9800E vs AMD Phenom II X4 905e

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9800E and AMD Phenom II X4 905e 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800E

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1617 vs 1012
  • Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3471 vs 1936
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 September 2016 vs June 2009
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1617 vs 1012
PassMark - CPU mark 3471 vs 1936

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 905e

  • 3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1662 vs 494
  • 3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4721 vs 1441
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1662 vs 494
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4721 vs 1441

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9800E
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 905e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1617
1012
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3471
1936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
494
1662
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1441
4721
Name AMD A12-9800E AMD Phenom II X4 905e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1617 1012
PassMark - CPU mark 3471 1936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 494 1662
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1441 4721
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
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.495

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A12-9800E AMD Phenom II X4 905e

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Deneb
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 5 September 2016 June 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $105 $212
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 1930 1936
Price now $113.99 $53.99
Series AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops 4x Phenom II (Desktop)
Value for money (0-100) 13.19 16.84
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.1 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 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
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 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 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 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™)