AMD PRO A12-8830B vs AMD A6-7310

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8830B and AMD A6-7310 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. 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).

AMD PRO A12-8830B

AMD A6-7310

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8830B

Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1351 vs 775
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2564 vs 1724
Around 77% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 436 vs 247
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1141 vs 712

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1351 vs 775
PassMark - CPU mark	2564 vs 1724
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436 vs 247
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1141 vs 712

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8830B
CPU 2: AMD A6-7310

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1351

775

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2564

1724

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

436

247

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1141

712

Name	AMD PRO A12-8830B	AMD A6-7310
PassMark - Single thread mark	1351	775
PassMark - CPU mark	2564	1724
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436	247
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1141	712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		3.068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.128
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		7.012
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		21.75
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		671
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		750
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4016
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		671
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		750
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4016

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8830B	AMD A6-7310
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	7 May 2015
OPN Tray	AM883BADY44AB	AM7310JBY44JB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2330	2342
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Laptops	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Carrizo-L
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		930 Million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	1866 MHz
Max memory channels		1
Supported memory types		DDR3L
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	758 MHz	800 MHz
Processor graphics	R7	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Enduro
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FP4, FT3b
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		15 Watt
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		2.0