Ryzen 9 3900XT vs PRO A12-9800B
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms PRO A12-9800B by a whopping 1103% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2328 | 378 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 22.23 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | AMD Ryzen 9 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 18.83 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Matisse 2 (2020) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (9 years ago) | 7 July 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 9 3900XT 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 74 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 3,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 9 3900XT 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 |
| Socket | FP4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 MB | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 9 3900XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | AVX | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 9 3900XT are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 9 3900XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | - |
| iGPU core count | 8 | - |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 9 3900XT integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 9 3900XT integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | - |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen 9 3900XT.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.53 | 18.40 |
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 7 July 2020 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 4 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 105 Watt |
PRO A12-9800B has 5150% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 3900XT, on the other hand, has a 1102.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD PRO A12-9800B in performance tests.
Be aware that PRO A12-9800B is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 3900XT is a desktop one.
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