Ryzen 5 PRO 230 vs PRO A12-9800E
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 230 outperforms PRO A12-9800E by a whopping 532% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2215 | 796 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) |
| Power efficiency | 5.42 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025) |
| Release date | 27 July 2017 (8 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
PRO A12-9800E and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A12-9800E and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 MB + 16 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9800E and Ryzen 5 PRO 230. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-9800E and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-9800E and Ryzen 5 PRO 230. 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 | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz) |
| iGPU core count | 8 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-9800E and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A12-9800E and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-9800E and Ryzen 5 PRO 230.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.77 | 11.19 |
| Recency | 27 July 2017 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 230 has a 532.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 230 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD PRO A12-9800E in performance tests.
Note that PRO A12-9800E is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 230 is a notebook one.
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