A8-5500 vs A12-9720P
Aggregate performance score
A12-9720P outperforms A8-5500 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A12-9720P and A8-5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1954 | 1971 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.08 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | no data |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Trinity (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 2 October 2012 (11 years ago) |
| Current price | $502 | $41 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A12-9720P and A8-5500 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 | 2.7 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A12-9720P and A8-5500 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP4 | FM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9720P and A8-5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | DDR4-1866 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND | no data |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9720P and A8-5500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9720P and A8-5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) | AMD Radeon HD 7560D |
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.
A12-9720P outperforms A8-5500 by 2% 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%
A12-9720P outperforms A8-5500 by 2% 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%
A12-9720P outperforms A8-5500 by 37% 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%
A12-9720P outperforms A8-5500 by 32% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.72 | 1.68 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.95 | 1.18 |
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 2 October 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A12-9720P and A8-5500.
Be aware that A12-9720P is a notebook processor while A8-5500 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A12-9720P and A8-5500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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