A12-9720P vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
10.12
+506%
A12-9720P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.67

Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U outperforms A12-9720P by a whopping 506% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U and A12-9720P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7622057
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency63.8510.54
Architecture codenameCezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date19 April 2022 (2 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U and A12-9720P 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography7 nm28 nm
Die size180 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Number of transistors10,700 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U and A12-9720P 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6FP4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U and A12-9720P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U and A12-9720P are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U and A12-9720P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U and A12-9720P.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U 10.12
+506%
A12-9720P 1.67

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U 16078
+505%
A12-9720P 2656

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U 1517
+185%
A12-9720P 533

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U 5221
+335%
A12-9720P 1201

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.12 1.67
Integrated graphics card 9.04 1.95
Recency 19 April 2022 1 June 2016
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm

Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U has a 506% higher aggregate performance score, 363.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U is our recommended choice as it beats the A12-9720P in performance tests.


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