AMD PRO A12-9800 vs Intel Core i7-880

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-9800 and Intel Core i7-880 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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.

AMD PRO A12-9800

Intel Core i7-880

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-9800

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.73 GHz
Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 72.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1686 vs 1423
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3705 vs 3325

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 October 2016 vs May 2010
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.73 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 72.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1686 vs 1423
PassMark - CPU mark	3705 vs 3325

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-9800
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-880

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1686

1423

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3705

3325

Name	AMD PRO A12-9800	Intel Core i7-880
PassMark - Single thread mark	1686	1423
PassMark - CPU mark	3705	3325
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		589
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2203

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-9800	Intel Core i7-880
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 October 2016	May 2010
OPN Tray	AD980BAUM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	995	2040
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Lynnfield
Launch price (MSRP)		$583
Price now		$583
Processor Number		i7-880
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		2.83
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.06 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	72.7°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.73 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		296 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Number of threads		8
Transistor count		774 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
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	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)