AMD PRO A12-9830B vs AMD PRO A8-9600B

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-9830B and AMD PRO A8-9600B 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

AMD PRO A12-9830B

AMD PRO A8-9600B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-9830B

Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.3 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.3 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-9600B

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-9830B
CPU 2: AMD PRO A8-9600B

Name	AMD PRO A12-9830B	AMD PRO A8-9600B
PassMark - Single thread mark		1194
PassMark - CPU mark		2292
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		427
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1128
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		231.224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.117
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		19.579
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		57.356

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-9830B	AMD PRO A8-9600B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Bristol Ridge
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	24 October 2016	10/24/2016
OPN Tray	AM983BAEY44AB	AM960BADY44AB
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	not rated	1475
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Laptops	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Die size	250 mm	250 mm
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8	6
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	3100 Million	3100 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	720 MHz
iGPU core count	8	6
Processor graphics	R7	R5
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	25 Watt/45 Watt	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	8
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
DualGraphics
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0