A6-5200 vs A12-9700P

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9700P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.60
+46.8%

A12-9700P outperforms A6-5200 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9700P and A6-5200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20952396
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeAMD A-Series
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A12-9700P and A6-5200 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 speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2 GHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache2048 KB2048 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size250 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A12-9700P and A6-5200 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4FT3
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9700P and A6-5200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4FMA4
AVX-+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9700P and A6-5200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9700P and A6-5200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3-1600
Max memory channels21

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon HD 8400
iGPU core count6no data
Number of pipelinesno data128
Enduro++
Switchable graphics++
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9700P and A6-5200 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9700P and A6-5200 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 11
Vulkan++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9700P and A6-5200.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes8no data

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.

A12-9700P 1.60
+46.8%
A6-5200 1.09

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.

A12-9700P 2437
+46.4%
A6-5200 1665

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A12-9700P 2429
+52%
A6-5200 1598

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A12-9700P 6168
+10.1%
A6-5200 5600

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A12-9700P 3498
+31.5%
A6-5200 2660

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A12-9700P 2
+19.5%
A6-5200 2

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

A12-9700P 226
+44.6%
A6-5200 156

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

A12-9700P 79
+86.3%
A6-5200 42

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A12-9700P 0.85
+63.5%
A6-5200 0.52

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A12-9700P 1.8
+71.4%
A6-5200 1.1

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

A12-9700P 1462
+27%
A6-5200 1152

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

A12-9700P 17
+46.1%
A6-5200 11

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

A12-9700P 85
+63.6%
A6-5200 52

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

A12-9700P 5464
+51.5%
A6-5200 3607

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

A12-9700P 2091
+89%
A6-5200 1107

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.60 1.09
Recency 1 June 2016 23 May 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 25 Watt

A12-9700P has a 46.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The A12-9700P is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-5200 in performance tests.


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