Ryzen 5 PRO 230 vs PRO A12-9830B

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	799
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c)
Designer	AMD	AMD
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025)
Release date	1 June 2016 (9 years ago)	6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-9830B 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 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 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	3100 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-9830B 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.

Socket	FP4	FP7/FP7r2/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	2 MB	6 MB + 16 MB

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9830B 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	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
RAID	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-9830B 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 A12-9830B and Ryzen 5 PRO 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR5
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare R7 Graphics and Radeon 760M	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz)
iGPU core count	8	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-9830B and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-9830B 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 A12-9830B and Ryzen 5 PRO 230.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2016	6 January 2025
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	6 Watt

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