Ryzen 9 3950X vs PRO A12-9830B
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 308 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 15.29 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | AMD Ryzen 9 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 8.84 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (9 years ago) | 14 November 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $799 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
PRO A12-9830B and Ryzen 9 3950X 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 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 | 2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 19,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A12-9830B and Ryzen 9 3950X 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 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9830B and Ryzen 9 3950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | AVX | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| 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 A12-9830B and Ryzen 9 3950X 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 9 3950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| 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 A12-9830B and Ryzen 9 3950X integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A12-9830B and Ryzen 9 3950X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | - |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-9830B and Ryzen 9 3950X.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 14 November 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 105 Watt |
PRO A12-9830B has 133.3% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 3950X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between AMD PRO A12-9830B and AMD Ryzen 9 3950X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that PRO A12-9830B is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 3950X is a desktop one.
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