A12-9800 vs EPYC 4345P

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

EPYC 4345P
2025
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
23.43
+923%
A12-9800
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.29

EPYC 4345P outperforms A12-9800 by a whopping 923% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2621961
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation60.510.76
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency34.773.40
DesignerAMDAMD
ManufacturerTSMCno data
Architecture codenameGrado (2025)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date13 May 2025 (recently)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329$139

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 4345P has 7862% better value for money than A12-9800.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

EPYC 4345P and A12-9800 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed5.5 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography4 nm28 nm
Die size70.6 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors8,315 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 4345P and A12-9800 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
SocketAM5AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 4345P and A12-9800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 4345P and A12-9800 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 4345P and A12-9800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2400
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon GraphicsAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
Enduro-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 4345P and A12-9800 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by EPYC 4345P and A12-9800 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 4345P and A12-9800.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes248

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.

EPYC 4345P 23.43
+923%
A12-9800 2.29

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

EPYC 4345P 37671
+923%
A12-9800 3684

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.43 2.29
Recency 13 May 2025 27 July 2017
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 4 nm 28 nm

EPYC 4345P has a 923.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The AMD EPYC 4345P is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A12-9800 in performance tests.

Be aware that EPYC 4345P is a server/workstation processor while A12-9800 is a desktop one.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD EPYC 4345P
EPYC 4345P
AMD A12-9800
A12-9800

Other comparisons

We've compiled a selection of CPU comparisons, ranging from closely matched processors to other comparisons that may be of interest.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


No user ratings yet.

Rate EPYC 4345P on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3 207 votes

Rate A12-9800 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Comments

Here you can give us your opinion about processors EPYC 4345P and A12-9800, agree or disagree with our ratings, or report bugs or inaccuracies on the site.