AMD PRO A12-8830B vs AMD A6-9220C

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8830B and AMD A6-9220C processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD PRO A12-8830B

AMD A6-9220C

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8830B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1372 vs 995
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2620 vs 1053

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1372 vs 995
PassMark - CPU mark	2620 vs 1053

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8830B
CPU 2: AMD A6-9220C

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1372

995

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2620

1053

Name	AMD PRO A12-8830B	AMD A6-9220C
PassMark - Single thread mark	1372	995
PassMark - CPU mark	2620	1053
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1141

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8830B	AMD A6-9220C
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	31 January 2019
OPN Tray	AM883BADY44AB	AM922CANN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2320	2290
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Laptops	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Stoney Ridge
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	1.8 GHz
Compute Cores	10	5
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6	3
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		124.5 mm2
L1 cache		160 KB
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Number of threads		2
Transistor count		1200 Million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	1866 MHz
Max memory channels		1
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	758 MHz	720 MHz
Processor graphics	R7	Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
iGPU core count		3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FT4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		6 Watt
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
H.26X Decode
VP9 Decode
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI