A10-8700P vs PRO A12-9800B

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Aggregate performance score

PRO A12-9800B
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.74
+20%

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-9800B and A10-8700P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19432099
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeAMD Carrizo
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Current price$676 $466

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-9800B and A10-8700P 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.7 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
L2 cache2048 KB2048 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C90 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-9800B and A10-8700P 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.

SocketFP4FP4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt12 - 35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9800B and A10-8700P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8HSA 1.0
AES-NI11
FMAFMA4FMA4
AVXAVXAVX
FRTC11
FreeSync11
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics11
TrueAudio++
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
Out-of-band client management++
VirusProtect++
RAID+no data
HSAno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-9800B and A10-8700P are enumerated here.

AMD-V11
IOMMU 2.0++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-9800B and A10-8700P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4-1866DDR3-2133
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core count86
Enduro++
Switchable graphics11
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-9800B and A10-8700P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-9800B and A10-8700P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkan11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-9800B and A10-8700P.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes8no 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.

PRO A12-9800B 1.74
+20%
A10-8700P 1.45

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

PRO A12-9800B 2691
+20.3%
A10-8700P 2237

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by 20% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

PRO A12-9800B 545
+10.3%
A10-8700P 494

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by 10% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

PRO A12-9800B 1157
+5.7%
A10-8700P 1095

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by 6% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

PRO A12-9800B 2593
+11.1%
A10-8700P 2334

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by 11% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

PRO A12-9800B 7056
+10.3%
A10-8700P 6394

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by 10% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

PRO A12-9800B 3249
+9.1%
A10-8700P 2978

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by 9% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

PRO A12-9800B 13.8
+24.6%
A10-8700P 17.19

A10-8700P outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 25% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

PRO A12-9800B 3
+10.7%
A10-8700P 2

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by 11% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

PRO A12-9800B 225
+16%
A10-8700P 194

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by 16% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

PRO A12-9800B 75
+8.7%
A10-8700P 69

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by 9% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

PRO A12-9800B 0.88
+2.3%
A10-8700P 0.86

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by 2% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

PRO A12-9800B 1.8
+20%
A10-8700P 1.5

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by 20% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

PRO A12-9800B 1383
+4.1%
A10-8700P 1328

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by 4% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

PRO A12-9800B 17
+8.9%
A10-8700P 15

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by 9% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

PRO A12-9800B 77
+4.5%
A10-8700P 74

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by 5% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

PRO A12-9800B 5326
+13.9%
A10-8700P 4677

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by 14% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

PRO A12-9800B 2031
+2.8%
A10-8700P 1975

PRO A12-9800B outperforms A10-8700P by 3% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.74 1.45
Recency 1 June 2016 3 June 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 12 Watt

The PRO A12-9800B is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-8700P in performance tests.


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