PRO A12-9800B vs Core i5-4288U

Primary Details

Comparing Core i5-4288U and PRO A12-9800B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1926	1911
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	4 June 2013 (10 years ago)	1 June 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$342	no data
Current price	$518 (1.5x MSRP)	$676

Detailed Specifications

Core i5-4288U and PRO A12-9800B 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Die size	118 mm2	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4288U and PRO A12-9800B 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1168	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4288U and PRO A12-9800B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Dual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8
AES-NI	+	1
FMA	no data	FMA4
AVX	+	AVX
FRTC	no data	1
FreeSync	no data	1
PowerTune	no data	+
DualGraphics	no data	1
TrueAudio	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	+
VirusProtect	no data	+
RAID	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
AMT	9.5	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-4288U and PRO A12-9800B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4288U and PRO A12-9800B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	1
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4288U and PRO A12-9800B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3, DDR4-1866
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel Iris Graphics 5100	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	8
Max video memory	2 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Enduro	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4288U and PRO A12-9800B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4288U and PRO A12-9800B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3280x2000@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3200x2000@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4288U and PRO A12-9800B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	DirectX® 12
OpenGL	4.3	no data
Vulkan	no data	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4288U and PRO A12-9800B.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	8
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	4	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	4	no data
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	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.

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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.

PRO A12-9800B outperforms Core i5-4288U by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	1.69	1.71
Integrated graphics card	1.81
Recency	4 June 2013	1 June 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	15 Watt

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