AMD EPYC 3201 vs AMD A12-9700P
Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3201 and AMD A12-9700P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), 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 EPYC 3201
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
- 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
- 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
- Around 91076% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 3.4 GHz
- 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
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1564 vs 1217
- 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8672 vs 2424
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 21 February 2018 vs 1 June 2016 |
| Number of cores | 8 vs 4 |
| Number of threads | 8 vs 4 |
| Maximum frequency | 3100 MHz vs 3.4 GHz |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C vs 90°C |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
| L2 cache | 4 MB vs 2 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1564 vs 1217 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 8672 vs 2424 |
Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9700P
- 2x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 30 Watt
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 30 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3201
CPU 2: AMD A12-9700P
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| Name | AMD EPYC 3201 | AMD A12-9700P |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1564 | 1217 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 8672 | 2424 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1934 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4344 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.183 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 104.395 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.129 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 14.759 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 50.779 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1030 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1596 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 4124 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1030 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1596 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 4124 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD EPYC 3201 | AMD A12-9700P | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Zen | Bristol Ridge |
| Family | EPYC Embedded | AMD A-Series Processors |
| Launch date | 21 February 2018 | 1 June 2016 |
| Place in performance rating | 1516 | 1511 |
| Series | 3000 | AMD A12-Series APU for Laptops |
| Vertical segment | Embedded | Laptop |
| OPN Tray | AM970PADY44AB | |
| OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 1500 MHz | 2.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 90°C |
| Maximum frequency | 3100 MHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Number of cores | 8 | 4 |
| Number of threads | 8 | 4 |
| Die size | 250 mm | |
| Number of GPU cores | 6 | |
| Transistor count | 3100 Million | |
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Memory |
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| ECC memory support | ||
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | |
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2133 | DDR4 |
| Supported memory frequency | 1866 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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| Sockets supported | BGA (SP4r2) | FP4 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 30 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Configurable TDP | 12-15 Watt | |
Peripherals |
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| Integrated LAN | ||
| Max number of PCIe lanes | 32 | 8 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 8 | |
| Number of USB ports | 4 | |
| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCIe configurations | x16, x8, x4, x2 | |
| UART | ||
| USB revision | 3.0 | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Secure Boot | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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| AMD SenseMI | ||
| Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
| Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
| AMD App Acceleration | ||
| AMD HD3D technology | ||
| AMD Mantle API | ||
| AMD Secure technology | ||
| DualGraphics | ||
| Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC) | ||
| FreeSync | ||
| Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
| Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Virtualization |
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| AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Graphics |
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| Enduro | ||
| Graphics max frequency | 758 MHz | |
| iGPU core count | 6 | |
| Processor graphics | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | |
| Switchable graphics | ||
| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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Graphics API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | |
| Vulkan | ||
