PRO A12-9800B vs Core i7-6820HQ

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-6820HQ
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.42
+154%

i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by a whopping 154% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6820HQ and PRO A12-9800B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13041976
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 September 2015 (8 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-6820HQ 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache8 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size122 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6820HQ 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketBGAFP4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6820HQ and PRO A12-9800B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+no data
SIPP+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-6820HQ and PRO A12-9800B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6820HQ and PRO A12-9800B are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6820HQ and PRO A12-9800B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6820HQ and PRO A12-9800B.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


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.

i7-6820HQ 4.42
+154%
PRO A12-9800B 1.74

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 154% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 65%

i7-6820HQ 6831
+154%
PRO A12-9800B 2691

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 154% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 40%

i7-6820HQ 1099
+98.4%
PRO A12-9800B 554

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 98% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 40%

i7-6820HQ 3444
+192%
PRO A12-9800B 1179

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 192% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-6820HQ 5429
+109%
PRO A12-9800B 2593

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 109% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i7-6820HQ 20868
+196%
PRO A12-9800B 7056

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 196% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i7-6820HQ 6866
+111%
PRO A12-9800B 3249

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 111% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i7-6820HQ 7.9
+74.7%
PRO A12-9800B 13.8

PRO A12-9800B outperforms Core i7-6820HQ by 75% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

i7-6820HQ 8
+196%
PRO A12-9800B 3

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 196% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i7-6820HQ 704
+213%
PRO A12-9800B 225

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 213% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i7-6820HQ 153
+104%
PRO A12-9800B 75

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 104% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-6820HQ 1.72
+95.5%
PRO A12-9800B 0.88

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 95% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-6820HQ 3.9
+117%
PRO A12-9800B 1.8

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 117% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 12%

i7-6820HQ 3642
+163%
PRO A12-9800B 1383

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 163% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 12%

i7-6820HQ 44
+168%
PRO A12-9800B 17

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 168% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 12%

i7-6820HQ 164
+113%
PRO A12-9800B 77

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 113% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i7-6820HQ 13090
+146%
PRO A12-9800B 5326

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 146% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i7-6820HQ 3668
+80.6%
PRO A12-9800B 2031

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 81% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

i7-6820HQ 13339
+200%
PRO A12-9800B 4453

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 200% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

i7-6820HQ 4257
+105%
PRO A12-9800B 2073

Core i7-6820HQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 105% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.42 1.74
Integrated graphics card 2.59 1.95
Recency 1 September 2015 1 June 2016
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

i7-6820HQ has a 154% higher aggregate performance score, 32.8% faster integrated GPU, 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

PRO A12-9800B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-6820HQ is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A12-9800B in performance tests.


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