Ultra 5 238V vs Pro A12-8800B
Primary details
Comparing Pro A12-8800B and Core Ultra 5 238V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2074 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.40 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Lunar Lake (2024) |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 24 September 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pro A12-8800B and Core Ultra 5 238V 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 37 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 2.5 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pro A12-8800B and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 | Intel BGA 2833 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-35 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A12-8800B and Core Ultra 5 238V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | AVX | + |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Pro A12-8800B and Core Ultra 5 238V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A12-8800B and Core Ultra 5 238V are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A12-8800B and Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3/DDR3L-2133 | DDR5 |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | Arc 130V |
| iGPU core count | 8 | no data |
| Number of pipelines | 512 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pro A12-8800B and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pro A12-8800B and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A12-8800B and Core Ultra 5 238V.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 June 2015 | 24 September 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 17 Watt |
Pro A12-8800B has 41.7% lower power consumption.
Ultra 5 238V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Pro A12-8800B and Core Ultra 5 238V. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pro A12-8800B and Core Ultra 5 238V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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