AMD PRO A12-8830B vs AMD E2-3000M

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8830B and AMD E2-3000M 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 E2-3000M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8830B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 89% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1378 vs 731
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2628 vs 668

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378 vs 731
PassMark - CPU mark	2628 vs 668

Reasons to consider the AMD E2-3000M

2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1174 vs 436
Around 65% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1887 vs 1141

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1174 vs 436
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1887 vs 1141

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8830B
CPU 2: AMD E2-3000M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1378

731

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2628

668

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

436

1174

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1141

1887

Name	AMD PRO A12-8830B	AMD E2-3000M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378	731
PassMark - CPU mark	2628	668
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436	1174
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1141	1887

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8830B	AMD E2-3000M
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	15 June 2011
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	2313	2287
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Laptops	AMD E-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Llano
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		226 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Number of threads		2
Transistor count		1000 Million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
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	FS1
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)