PRO A12-9800E vs A10-9700

Primary details

Comparing A10-9700 and PRO A12-9800E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1837	1936
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.64	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	3.25	5.41
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$90	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A10-9700 and PRO A12-9800E basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.8 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB	2048 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	250 mm2	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,100 million	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A10-9700 and PRO A12-9800E compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-9700 and PRO A12-9800E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	+
FreeSync	+	+
PowerTune	+	+
TrueAudio	+	+
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-9700 and PRO A12-9800E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-9700 and PRO A12-9800E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	6	8
Enduro	+	+
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-9700 and PRO A12-9800E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-9700 and PRO A12-9800E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-9700 and PRO A12-9800E.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	8	8

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.23	2.00
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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