Athlon XP 3100+ vs A12-9720P
Primary details
Comparing A12-9720P and Athlon XP 3100+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2053 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.58 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Thorton (2001−2003) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | December 2003 (20 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A12-9720P and Athlon XP 3100+ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A12-9720P and Athlon XP 3100+ 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 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 68 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9720P and Athlon XP 3100+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 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 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9720P and Athlon XP 3100+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 68 Watt |
A12-9720P has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 353.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A12-9720P and Athlon XP 3100+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A12-9720P is a notebook processor while Athlon XP 3100+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A12-9720P and Athlon XP 3100+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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