PRO A12-9830B vs FX-9590

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Primary details

Comparing FX-9590 and PRO A12-9830B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1064not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency2.76no data
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date6 July 2013 (11 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-9590 and PRO A12-9830B 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed4.7 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz3.7 GHz
L2 cache8192 KB2048 KB
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size315 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperature57 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-9590 and PRO A12-9830B 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3+FP4
Power consumption (TDP)220 Watt25-45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9590 and PRO A12-9830B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+FMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9590 and PRO A12-9830B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9590 and PRO A12-9830B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
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-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-9590 and PRO A12-9830B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-9590 and PRO A12-9830B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9590 and PRO A12-9830B.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 July 2013 1 June 2016
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 25 Watt

FX-9590 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

PRO A12-9830B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 780% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-9590 and PRO A12-9830B. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-9590 is a desktop processor while PRO A12-9830B is a notebook one.


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