AMD A12-9800E vs AMD Ryzen 5 1400

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9800E and AMD Ryzen 5 1400 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800E

  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1400

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 90°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1888 vs 1617
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7743 vs 3471
  • Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 772 vs 494
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3027 vs 1441
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 April 2017 vs 5 September 2016
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1888 vs 1617
PassMark - CPU mark 7743 vs 3471
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 772 vs 494
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3027 vs 1441

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9800E
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 1400

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1617
1888
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3471
7743
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
494
772
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1441
3027
Name AMD A12-9800E AMD Ryzen 5 1400
PassMark - Single thread mark 1617 1888
PassMark - CPU mark 3471 7743
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 494 772
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1441 3027
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 3393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 27.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.586

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A12-9800E AMD Ryzen 5 1400

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Zen
Family AMD A-Series Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 5 September 2016 11 April 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $105 $170
OPN PIB AD9800AHABBOX YD1400BBAEBOX
OPN Tray AD9800AHM44AB YD1400BBM4KAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1937 1966
Price now $113.99 $119.99
Series AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100) 13.19 20.60
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.1 GHz 3.2 GHz
Compute Cores 12
Die size 246 mm 192 mm
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum core temperature 90°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of GPU cores 8
Transistor count 1178 million 4800 Million
Unlocked
L1 cache 384 KB
L3 cache 8 MB
Number of threads 8

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4

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 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Stealth

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8
PCI Express revision 3.0 x8 3.0 x16

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
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)