AMD PRO A6-8530B vs AMD A12-9730P

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8530B and AMD A12-9730P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces. 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 A12-9730P

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1386 vs 1149
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2980 vs 1127
  • Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2143 vs 1941
  • Around 89% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5309 vs 2807
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1386 vs 1149
PassMark - CPU mark 2980 vs 1127
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2143 vs 1941
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5309 vs 2807

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8530B
CPU 2: AMD A12-9730P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1149
1386
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1127
2980
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1941
2143
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2807
5309
Name AMD PRO A6-8530B AMD A12-9730P
PassMark - Single thread mark 1149 1386
PassMark - CPU mark 1127 2980
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1941 2143
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2807 5309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.49
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 226.263
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 16.619
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 43.737
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 851
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4708
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 851
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4708

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A6-8530B AMD A12-9730P

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date Q3 2016 Q2 2016
OPN Tray AM853BADY23AB AM973PAEY44AB
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 1303 1313
Series AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Laptops AMD A12-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

Base frequency 2.3 GHz 2.8 GHz
Compute Cores 6
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.5 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of GPU cores 4 6
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 90°C

Memory

Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz 2400 MHz
Max memory channels 2

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 800 MHz 900 MHz
Processor graphics R5 AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Enduro
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 12 Watt/15 Watt 25-45 Watt
Sockets supported FP4 FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI