AMD Ryzen 5 3450U vs AMD A12-9730P

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3450U and AMD A12-9730P 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 3450U

AMD A12-9730P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3450U

Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1899 vs 1386
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6738 vs 2980

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1899 vs 1386
PassMark - CPU mark	6738 vs 2980

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
CPU 2: AMD A12-9730P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1899

1386

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6738

2980

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U	AMD A12-9730P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1899	1386
PassMark - CPU mark	6738	2980
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2143
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5309

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U	AMD A12-9730P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Launch date	Q2'2020	Q2 2016
OPN Tray	YM3450C4T4MFG	AM973PAEY44AB
Place in performance rating	1292	1313
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD A12-Series APU for Laptops
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8	6
Number of threads	8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-35 Watt	25-45 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)