A9-9400 SoC vs A12-9720P

Primary details

Comparing A12-9720P and A9-9400 SoC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1954	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	no data
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Current price	$502	no data

Detailed specifications

A12-9720P and A9-9400 SoC 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	160 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	250 mm2	125 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A12-9720P and A9-9400 SoC 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	FT4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9720P and A9-9400 SoC. 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	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9720P and A9-9400 SoC are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9720P and A9-9400 SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)

Radeon R5 3CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9720P and A9-9400 SoC.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	10 Watt

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