AMD PRO A12-8830B vs AMD A9-9420e

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8830B and AMD A9-9420e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD PRO A12-8830B

AMD A9-9420e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8830B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1323 vs 952
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2499 vs 1099

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1323 vs 952
PassMark - CPU mark	2499 vs 1099

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8830B
CPU 2: AMD A9-9420e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1323

952

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2499

1099

Name	AMD PRO A12-8830B	AMD A9-9420e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1323	952
PassMark - CPU mark	2499	1099
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1141

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8830B	AMD A9-9420e
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	1 June 2018
OPN Tray	AM883BADY44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2259	2232
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Laptops	AMD Bristol Ridge
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Stoney Ridge
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		124.5 mm
Maximum core temperature		90 °C
Number of threads		2
Transistor count		1200 Million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	758 MHz
Processor graphics	R7
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	BGA
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)