i5-9400F vs PRO A12-9830B
Primary details
Comparing PRO A12-9830B and Core i5-9400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1110 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 20 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 9.29 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 8.65 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 8 January 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $182 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
PRO A12-9830B and Core i5-9400F 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 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 29 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 9 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A12-9830B and Core i5-9400F 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 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25-45 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9830B and Core i5-9400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | AVX | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
PRO A12-9830B and Core i5-9400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-9830B and Core i5-9400F are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-9830B and Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | no data |
| iGPU core count | 8 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-9830B and Core i5-9400F integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A12-9830B and Core i5-9400F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-9830B and Core i5-9400F.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 8 January 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
PRO A12-9830B has 160% lower power consumption.
i5-9400F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between PRO A12-9830B and Core i5-9400F. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that PRO A12-9830B is a notebook processor while Core i5-9400F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A12-9830B and Core i5-9400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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