Pentium Gold 4417U vs PRO A12-9800

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Aggregate performance score

PRO A12-9800
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.33
+14.2%
Pentium Gold 4417U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.04

PRO A12-9800 outperforms Pentium Gold 4417U by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 4417U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17901896
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Kaby Lake Refresh
Power efficiency3.3912.87
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)
Release date3 October 2016 (8 years ago)15 February 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 4417U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache2048 KB1 MB
L3 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 4417U 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
SocketAM4FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 4417U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 4417U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 4417U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 4417U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.1 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 610
iGPU core count8no data
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 4417U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 4417U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 4417U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.4
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 4417U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes812

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.

PRO A12-9800 2.33
+14.2%
Pentium Gold 4417U 2.04

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.

PRO A12-9800 3705
+14.4%
Pentium Gold 4417U 3240

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.33 2.04
Recency 3 October 2016 15 February 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

PRO A12-9800 has a 14.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Pentium Gold 4417U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The PRO A12-9800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4417U in performance tests.

Note that PRO A12-9800 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 4417U is a notebook one.


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