FX-6200 vs Pro A12-8800B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A12-8800B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.52

FX-6200 outperforms Pro A12-8800B by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking23081962
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency1.840.79
DesignerAMDAMD
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date3 June 2015 (10 years ago)27 February 2012 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pro A12-8800B and FX-6200 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads46
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data288 KB
L2 cache2048 KB6144 KB
L3 cacheno data8192 KB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data315 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data61 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
P0 Vcore voltageno dataMin: 1.3 V - Max: 1.4125 V

Compatibility

Information on Pro A12-8800B and FX-6200 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A12-8800B and FX-6200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0no data
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4+
AVXAVX+
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A12-8800B and FX-6200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A12-8800B and FX-6200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133DDR3
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count8no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์512no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A12-8800B and FX-6200 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A12-8800B and FX-6200 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A12-8800B and FX-6200.

PCIe version3.0n/a

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.

Pro A12-8800B 1.52
FX-6200 2.34
+53.9%

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.

Pro A12-8800B 2667
Samples: 80
FX-6200 4111
+54.1%
Samples: 555

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pro A12-8800B 528
+23.1%
FX-6200 429

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pro A12-8800B 1143
FX-6200 1374
+20.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.52 2.34
Recency 3 June 2015 27 February 2012
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 6
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 125 Watt

Pro A12-8800B has an age advantage of 3 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 941.7% lower power consumption.

FX-6200, on the other hand, has a 53.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The AMD FX-6200 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Pro A12-8800B in performance tests.

Be aware that Pro A12-8800B is a notebook processor while FX-6200 is a desktop one.

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