i7-1068G7 vs A12-9720P
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-1068G7 outperforms A12-9720P by a whopping 221% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2383 | 1450 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Intel Core i7 |
| Power efficiency | 4.22 | 7.27 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Ice Lake (Client) (2019) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (9 years ago) | 1 August 2019 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A12-9720P and Core i7-1068G7 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 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | OPI |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 23 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A12-9720P and Core i7-1068G7 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FP4 | Intel BGA1440 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9720P and Core i7-1068G7. 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 | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9720P and Core i7-1068G7 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9720P and Core i7-1068G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 59.732 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 MHz) | Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) (300 - 1100 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.50 | 4.82 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.80 | 4.98 |
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 1 August 2019 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
A12-9720P has 86.7% lower power consumption.
i7-1068G7, on the other hand, has a 221.3% higher aggregate performance score, 176.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Core i7-1068G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A12-9720P in performance tests.
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