PRO A12-9800E vs Athlon X4 880K

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 880K
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.37
+15.6%

Athlon X4 880K outperforms PRO A12-9800E by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 880K and PRO A12-9800E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17711891
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2015−2016)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release dateDecember 2015 (8 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 880K 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed4 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache256Kno data
L2 cache4 MB2048 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size245 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 million3,100 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 880K 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 configuration11
SocketFM2+AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 880K 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 880K 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 880K and PRO A12-9800E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4-2400
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
Enduro-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 880K and PRO A12-9800E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X4 880K and PRO A12-9800E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 880K and PRO A12-9800E.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

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 880K 2.37
+15.6%
PRO A12-9800E 2.05

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 880K 3659
+15.4%
PRO A12-9800E 3171

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.37 2.05
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon X4 880K has a 15.6% higher aggregate performance score.

PRO A12-9800E, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Athlon X4 880K is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A12-9800E in performance tests.


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