PRO A12-9800E vs Athlon X4 845

Place in the ranking	1774	1922
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	3.48	5.41
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	2 February 2016 (8 years ago)	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 845 and PRO A12-9800E 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	3.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	320K	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	250 mm²	250 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,100 million	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 845 and PRO A12-9800E 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	1	1
Socket	FM2+	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 845 and PRO A12-9800E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 845 and PRO A12-9800E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 845 and PRO A12-9800E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	8
Enduro	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 845 and PRO A12-9800E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X4 845 and PRO A12-9800E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 845 and PRO A12-9800E.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	8	8

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.

Athlon X4 845 2.39
+19.5%

PRO A12-9800E 2.00

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.

Athlon X4 845 3797
+19.6%

PRO A12-9800E 3175