Athlon 3000G vs PRO A12-9800B

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Aggregate performance score

PRO A12-9800B
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.69
Athlon 3000G
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.82
+66.9%

Athlon 3000G outperforms PRO A12-9800B by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-9800B and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20471672
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.27
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeAMD Athlon
Power efficiency10.667.63
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)21 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

PRO A12-9800B and Athlon 3000G 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 speed2.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data35
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size250 mm2209.78 mm2?
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors3100 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-9800B and Athlon 3000G 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9800B and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow++
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-9800B and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-9800B and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB?
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon RX Vega 3
iGPU core count8no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-9800B and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-9800B and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-9800B and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes86

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 1.69
Athlon 3000G 2.82
+66.9%

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 A12-9800B 2691
Athlon 3000G 4484
+66.6%

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.

PRO A12-9800B 538
Athlon 3000G 956
+77.7%

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.

PRO A12-9800B 1156
Athlon 3000G 1958
+69.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.69 2.82
Recency 1 June 2016 21 November 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

PRO A12-9800B has 100% more physical cores, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

Athlon 3000G, on the other hand, has a 66.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon 3000G is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A12-9800B in performance tests.

Be aware that PRO A12-9800B is a notebook processor while Athlon 3000G is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A12-9800B and Athlon 3000G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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