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
CPU 1
CPU 2
1686
2292
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3705
32501
Name AMD PRO A12-9800 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
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

Essentials

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

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

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 1108 MHz
Processor graphics R7
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

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

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0

Advanced Technologies

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

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0