Ryzen 7 250 vs PRO A12-9800
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 250 outperforms PRO A12-9800 by a whopping 536% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing PRO A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1852 | 494 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 3.38 | 49.87 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Hawk Point (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 3 October 2016 (8 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
PRO A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 250 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 250 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 | AM4 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 250 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR5 |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M |
| iGPU core count | 8 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 250 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 250 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 250.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 20 |
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.
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 | 2.31 | 14.70 |
| Recency | 3 October 2016 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen 7 250 has a 536.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 132.1% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 7 250 is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A12-9800 in performance tests.
Note that PRO A12-9800 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 250 is a notebook one.
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