AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs AMD PRO A12-8870
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3900 and AMD PRO A12-8870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
- Around 102281% higher clock speed: 4300 MHz vs 4.2 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
- 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 12 vs 4 |
Maximum frequency | 4300 MHz vs 4.2 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 28 nm |
L2 cache | 6 MB vs 2 MB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900
CPU 2: AMD PRO A12-8870
Name | AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | AMD PRO A12-8870 |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 30.97 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 70.972 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.748 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 4.924 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 19.043 | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1782 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3869 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | AMD PRO A12-8870 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 2 | |
Launch date | 24 Sep 2019 | Q3 2016 |
OPN Tray | 100-000000070 | AD887BAUM44AB |
Place in performance rating | 1442 | 1450 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Family | AMD PRO A-Series Processors | |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Series | AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3100 MHz | 3.7 GHz |
L1 cache | 768 KB | |
L2 cache | 6 MB | 2 MB |
L3 cache | 64 MB | |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 28 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 4300 MHz | 4.2 GHz |
Number of cores | 12 | 4 |
Number of threads | 24 | |
Unlocked | ||
Number of GPU cores | 8 | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 47.68 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | |
Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM4 | AM4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 20 | |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | 3.0 |
PCIe configurations | 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
FreeSync | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Graphics |
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Graphics max frequency | 1108 MHz | |
Processor graphics | R7 | |
Switchable graphics | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | |
Vulkan |