AMD PRO A12-8830B vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8830B and Intel Core 2 Duo T5900 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD PRO A12-8830B

Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8830B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1372 vs 768
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2620 vs 652

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1372 vs 768
PassMark - CPU mark	2620 vs 652

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1139 vs 436
Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1795 vs 1141

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1139 vs 436
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1795 vs 1141

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8830B
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1372

768

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2620

652

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

436

1139

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1141

1795

Name	AMD PRO A12-8830B	Intel Core 2 Duo T5900
PassMark - Single thread mark	1372	768
PassMark - CPU mark	2620	652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436	1139
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1141	1795

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8830B	Intel Core 2 Duo T5900
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	1 October 2008
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	2320	2296
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Laptops	Intel Core 2 Duo
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Merom
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
L1 cache		128 KB
Number of threads		2
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	Socket P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)