A8-7680 vs FX-9830P
Aggregate performance score
A8-7680 outperforms FX-9830P by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing FX-9830P and A8-7680 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1866 | 1821 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 15.78 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | AMD A8 |
| Power efficiency | 5.68 | 4.70 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Excavator (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) | 26 October 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $56 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-9830P and A8-7680 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 38 |
| L1 cache | 320 KB | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per module) | 1 MB (per core) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on FX-9830P and A8-7680 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FP4 | FM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9830P and A8-7680. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9830P and A8-7680 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9830P and A8-7680. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 14.936 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) | Radeon R7 Series |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9830P and A8-7680.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.18 | 2.32 |
| Recency | 31 May 2016 | 26 October 2018 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
FX-9830P has 28.6% lower power consumption.
A8-7680, on the other hand, has a 6.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between FX-9830P and A8-7680.
Be aware that FX-9830P is a notebook processor while A8-7680 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-9830P and A8-7680, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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