PRO A12-9800B vs A10 PRO-7850B

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Aggregate performance score

A10 PRO-7850B
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.23
+28.2%

A10 PRO-7850B outperforms PRO A12-9800B by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10 PRO-7850B and PRO A12-9800B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17431940
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.41no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date31 July 2014 (9 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Current price$138 $676

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10 PRO-7850B and PRO A12-9800B 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache4096 KB2048 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size245 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A10 PRO-7850B and PRO A12-9800B 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2+FP4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10 PRO-7850B and PRO A12-9800B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataDual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8
AES-NI+1
FMA+FMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTCno data1
FreeSyncno data1
PowerTune++
DualGraphics11
TrueAudio++
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
Out-of-band client management++
VirusProtect++
RAID++
HSA1no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10 PRO-7850B and PRO A12-9800B are enumerated here.

AMD-V+1
IOMMU 2.0++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10 PRO-7850B and PRO A12-9800B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3, DDR4-1866
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count88
Number of pipelines512no data
Enduro-+
Switchable graphicsno data1
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10 PRO-7850B and PRO A12-9800B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10 PRO-7850B and PRO A12-9800B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkanno data1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10 PRO-7850B and PRO A12-9800B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

A10 PRO-7850B 2.23
+28.2%
PRO A12-9800B 1.74

A10 PRO-7850B outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A10 PRO-7850B 3453
+28.3%
PRO A12-9800B 2691

A10 PRO-7850B outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 28% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A10 PRO-7850B 502
PRO A12-9800B 545
+8.6%

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10 PRO-7850B by 9% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A10 PRO-7850B 1435
+24%
PRO A12-9800B 1157

A10 PRO-7850B outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 24% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.23 1.74
Recency 31 July 2014 1 June 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

The A10 PRO-7850B is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A12-9800B in performance tests.

Note that A10 PRO-7850B is a desktop processor while PRO A12-9800B is a notebook one.


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