AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD A12-9800
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and AMD A12-9800 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, 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, 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 Ryzen 9 3900X
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
- 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
- Around 109424% higher clock speed: 4600 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
- Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2706 vs 1674
- 9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32614 vs 3611
- 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1276 vs 552
- 7.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 12037 vs 1679
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 7 July 2019 vs 27 July 2017 |
| Number of cores | 12 vs 4 |
| Maximum frequency | 4600 MHz vs 4.2 GHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 28 nm |
| L2 cache | 6 MB vs 2 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2706 vs 1674 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 32614 vs 3611 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1276 vs 552 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 12037 vs 1679 |
Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800
- Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 105 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
CPU 2: AMD A12-9800
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| Name | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | AMD A12-9800 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2706 | 1674 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 32614 | 3611 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1276 | 552 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 12037 | 1679 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 8575 | 0 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 30.575 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 72.097 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.745 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 5.887 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 22.686 | |
| 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 9 3900X | AMD A12-9800 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Zen 2 | Bristol Ridge |
| Family | Ryzen | AMD A-Series Processors |
| Launch date | 7 July 2019 | 27 July 2017 |
| OPN PIB | 100-100000023BOX | AD9800AUABBOX |
| OPN Tray | 100-000000023 | AD9800AUM44AB |
| Place in performance rating | 1029 | 1019 |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $139 | |
| 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 |
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| Base frequency | 3800 MHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Maximum frequency | 4600 MHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Number of cores | 12 | 4 |
| Number of threads | 24 | |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Compute Cores | 12 | |
| Die size | 246 mm | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | |
| Maximum core temperature | 90°C | |
| Number of GPU cores | 8 | |
| Transistor count | 1178 million | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4 |
| Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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| Sockets supported | AM4 | AM4 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 105 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Peripherals |
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| PCI Express revision | 4.0 | 3.0 x8 |
| PCIe configurations | x16 | |
| Max number of PCIe lanes | 8 | |
Graphics |
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| Graphics max frequency | 1108 MHz | |
| iGPU core count | 8 | |
| Processor graphics | Radeon R7 Series | |
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Graphics interfaces |
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Graphics API support |
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| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | |
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Advanced Technologies |
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| Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC) | ||
| FreeSync | ||
| Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
| PowerGating | ||
| PowerNow | ||
| PowerTune | ||
| TrueAudio | ||
| VirusProtect | ||
Virtualization |
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| AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
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