Intel N97 vs AMD PRO A12-9800B

Comparative analysis of Intel N97 and AMD PRO A12-9800B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

Intel N97

AMD PRO A12-9800B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N97

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1946 vs 1414
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5659 vs 2706

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 24 October 2016
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1946 vs 1414
PassMark - CPU mark	5659 vs 2706

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-9800B

1048576x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2 MB vs 2MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N97
CPU 2: AMD PRO A12-9800B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1946

1414

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5659

2706

Name	Intel N97	AMD PRO A12-9800B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1946	1414
PassMark - CPU mark	5659	2706
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		411
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		17.869
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		208.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		22.379
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		78.766

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N97	AMD PRO A12-9800B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	24 October 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$128
Place in performance rating	1286	1270
Processor Number	N97
Series	Intel Processor N-series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM980BADY44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (shared)	2 MB
L3 cache	6MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Base frequency		2.7 GHz
Die size		250 mm
Number of GPU cores		8
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		3100 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR4
Graphics
Execution Units	24
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	R7
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		758 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12 Watt/15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9	8
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0