AMD A12-9800E vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9800E and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 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 Ryzen 5 1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800E

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
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 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2065 vs 1617
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12278 vs 3471
Around 82% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 900 vs 494
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4987 vs 1441

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 April 2017 vs 5 September 2016
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2065 vs 1617
PassMark - CPU mark	12278 vs 3471
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	900 vs 494
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4987 vs 1441

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9800E
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1617

2065

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3471

12278

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

494

900

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1441

4987

Name	AMD A12-9800E	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1617	2065
PassMark - CPU mark	3471	12278
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	494	900
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1441	4987
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		3180
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		19.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		42.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.822
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.504

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A12-9800E	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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	$210
OPN PIB	AD9800AHABBOX	YD1600BBAEBOX
OPN Tray	AD9800AHM44AB	YD1600BBM6IAE
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	1928	1895
Price now	$113.99	$129.99
Series	AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)	13.19	27.80
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	3 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	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of GPU cores	8
Transistor count	1178 million	4800 Million
Unlocked
L1 cache		576 KB
L3 cache		16 MB
Number of threads		12
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 Spire (No LED)
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™)