Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U vs PRO A12-9800B
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U outperforms PRO A12-9800B by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1943 | 1186 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Picasso (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 8 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Current price | $676 | $619 |
Detailed specifications
PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 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 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 209.78 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 4500 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FP4 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Dual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8 | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | 1 | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | no data |
| AVX | AVX | + |
| FRTC | 1 | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| PowerTune | + | no data |
| DualGraphics | 1 | no data |
| TrueAudio | + | no data |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| PowerGating | + | no data |
| Out-of-band client management | + | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
| RAID | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | 1 | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4-1866 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 |
| iGPU core count | 8 | no data |
| Enduro | + | no data |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | no data |
| UVD | + | no data |
| VCE | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 12 |
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.
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 178% 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%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 178% 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%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 76% 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%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 164% in GeekBench 5 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%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 192% 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%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 99% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.74 | 4.83 |
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 8 April 2019 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
The Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A12-9800B in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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