AMD PRO A6-8530B vs AMD A12-9720P

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8530B and AMD A12-9720P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, 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), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8530B

  • 4.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1941 vs 397
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2807 vs 1103
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 10.49 vs 9.334
  • Around 74% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 226.263 vs 130.347
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1941 vs 397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2807 vs 1103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.49 vs 9.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 226.263 vs 130.347

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9720P

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1319 vs 1149
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2653 vs 1127
  • Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.039 vs 0.903
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 17.054 vs 16.619
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 44.985 vs 43.737
  • Around 65% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1403 vs 851
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1857 vs 1704
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6187 vs 4708
  • Around 65% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1403 vs 851
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1857 vs 1704
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 6187 vs 4708
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1319 vs 1149
PassMark - CPU mark 2653 vs 1127
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.039 vs 0.903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 17.054 vs 16.619
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 44.985 vs 43.737
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1403 vs 851
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1857 vs 1704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6187 vs 4708
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1403 vs 851
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1857 vs 1704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6187 vs 4708

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8530B
CPU 2: AMD A12-9720P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1149
1319
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1127
2653
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1941
397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2807
1103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
10.49
9.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
226.263
130.347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.903
1.039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
16.619
17.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
43.737
44.985
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
851
1403
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1704
1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4708
6187
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
851
1403
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1704
1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4708
6187
Name AMD PRO A6-8530B AMD A12-9720P
PassMark - Single thread mark 1149 1319
PassMark - CPU mark 1127 2653
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1941 397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2807 1103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.49 9.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 226.263 130.347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.903 1.039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 16.619 17.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 43.737 44.985
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 851 1403
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1704 1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4708 6187
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 851 1403
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1704 1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4708 6187

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A6-8530B AMD A12-9720P

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date Q3 2016 1 June 2016
OPN Tray AM853BADY23AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1231 1233
Series AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Laptops AMD Bristol Ridge
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Architecture codename Bristol Ridge

Performance

Base frequency 2.3 GHz
Compute Cores 6
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of GPU cores 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 250 mm
Maximum core temperature 90 °C
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 3100 Million

Memory

Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
Processor graphics R5
Switchable graphics

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported FP4 FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Advanced Technologies

FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)