AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G vs AMD A12-9800

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G and AMD A12-9800 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics API support, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G

AMD A12-9800

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2282 vs 1674
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9259 vs 3611

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs 27 July 2017
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2282 vs 1674
PassMark - CPU mark	9259 vs 3611

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4.0 GHz

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 4.0 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
CPU 2: AMD A12-9800

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2282

1674

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9259

3611

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G	AMD A12-9800
PassMark - Single thread mark	2282	1674
PassMark - CPU mark	9259	3611
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		552
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1679
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		8307
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		8307

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G	AMD A12-9800
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	27 July 2017
OPN Tray	YD335BC5M4MFH	AD9800AUM44AB
Place in performance rating	1048	1020
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$139
OPN PIB		AD9800AUABBOX
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$129.99
Series		AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100)		12.51
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.8 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	95 °C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	10	8
Number of threads	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Compute Cores		12
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4- 2933	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1300 MHz
iGPU core count	10	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Graphics	Radeon R7 Series
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		1108 MHz
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45-65 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
Advanced Technologies
AMD GuardMI technology
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Graphics API support
DirectX		DirectX® 12
Vulkan
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)