AMD PRO A4-8350B vs AMD PRO A12-9800E

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A4-8350B and AMD PRO A12-9800E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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 A4-8350B

AMD PRO A12-9800E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A4-8350B

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1213 vs 922
Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1213 vs 922
Around 90% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2028 vs 1067
Around 90% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2028 vs 1067
Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 5655 vs 3472
Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 5655 vs 3472

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1213 vs 922
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1213 vs 922
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2028 vs 1067
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2028 vs 1067
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	5655 vs 3472
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	5655 vs 3472

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-9800E

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 71.30°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1518 vs 1433
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3171 vs 1651

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 71.30°C
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1518 vs 1433
PassMark - CPU mark	3171 vs 1651

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A4-8350B
CPU 2: AMD PRO A12-9800E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1433

1518

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1651

3171

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1213

922

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1213

922

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2028

1067

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2028

1067

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5655

3472

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5655

3472

Name	AMD PRO A4-8350B	AMD PRO A12-9800E
PassMark - Single thread mark	1433	1518
PassMark - CPU mark	1651	3171
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1213	922
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1213	922
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2028	1067
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2028	1067
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	5655	3472
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	5655	3472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		19.25
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		242.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.423
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		27.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		98.209

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A4-8350B	AMD PRO A12-9800E
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD835BYBI23JC	AD980BAHM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 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	1102	1123
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A4 APU for Desktops	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		3 October 2016
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
Compute Cores	6
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	4	8
Number of threads	2
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	2400 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	757 MHz	900 MHz
iGPU core count	256
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	R7
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
AMD Secure technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0