AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE vs AMD A12-9800

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE 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 3350GE

AMD A12-9800

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE

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 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2340 vs 1674
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9643 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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2340 vs 1674
PassMark - CPU mark	9643 vs 3611

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.9 GHz

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.9 GHz

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2340

1674

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9643

3611

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE	AMD A12-9800
PassMark - Single thread mark	2340	1674
PassMark - CPU mark	9643	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 3350GE	AMD A12-9800
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	27 July 2017
OPN Tray	YD335BC6M4MFH	AD9800AUM44AB
Place in performance rating	1012	1019
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	3.3 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	3.9 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	1200 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
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 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™)