Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS vs A12-9720P

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9720P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.67
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
16.93
+914%

Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS outperforms A12-9720P by a whopping 914% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9720P and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2070387
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Bristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency10.5457.22
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

A12-9720P and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm4 nm
Die size250 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors3100 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A12-9720P and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 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
SocketFP4FP7
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9720P and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRANDno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9720P and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9720P and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9720P and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 1.67
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 16.93
+914%

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.

A12-9720P 2656
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 26897
+913%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.67 16.93
Integrated graphics card 1.96 18.32
Recency 1 June 2016 16 April 2024
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

A12-9720P has 86.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS, on the other hand, has a 913.8% higher aggregate performance score, 834.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the A12-9720P in performance tests.

Be aware that A12-9720P is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A12-9720P and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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