AMD PRO A12-9800 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-9800 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-9800

• Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 68°C
• 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
• Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
• 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2480 vs 1686
• 6.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25378 vs 3705

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-9800
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1686 2480
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3705 25378

Compare specifications (specs)