AMD PRO A12-9800 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-9800 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-9800
- Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 68°C
- 3.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 250 Watt
Maximum core temperature | 90°C vs 68°C |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 250 Watt |
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- 28 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 4
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
- 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2292 vs 1686
- 8.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32501 vs 3705
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 13 August 2018 vs 3 October 2016 |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 32 vs 4 |
Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm vs 28 nm |
L2 cache | 16 MB vs 2 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2292 vs 1686 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 32501 vs 3705 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-9800
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD PRO A12-9800 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1686 | 2292 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3705 | 32501 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 26.268 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 279.396 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.975 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 34.196 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 131.8 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1176 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 477 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1715 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1176 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 477 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1715 | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1018 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 10702 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 7913 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD PRO A12-9800 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD PRO A-Series Processors | AMD Ryzen Processors |
Launch date | 3 October 2016 | 13 August 2018 |
OPN Tray | AD980BAUM44AB | YD299XAZUIHAF |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit |
Place in performance rating | 996 | 906 |
Series | AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops | AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Architecture codename | Zen | |
OPN PIB | YD299XAZAFWOF | |
Price now | $1,729.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 4.09 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3 GHz |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 16 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 90°C | 68°C |
Maximum frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 32 |
Number of GPU cores | 8 | |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Die size | 213 mm | |
L1 cache | 3072 KB | |
L3 cache | 64 MB | |
Number of threads | 64 | |
Transistor count | 19200 million | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | 2933 MHz |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | |
Graphics |
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Enduro | ||
Graphics max frequency | 1108 MHz | |
Processor graphics | R7 | |
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | |
Vulkan | ||
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM4 | sTR4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 250 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Thermal Solution | Not included | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Advanced Technologies |
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AMD Secure technology | ||
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
FreeSync | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Out-of-band client management | ||
PowerGating | ||
PowerNow | ||
PowerTune | ||
System Image Stability | ||
TrueAudio | ||
AMD SenseMI | ||
The "Zen" Core Architecture | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
IOMMU 2.0 |