AMD A12-9700P Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD A12-9700P features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2016 and belongs to the 6 generation of the AMD A series. To use the AMD A12-9700P, you'll need a motherboard with a FP4 socket.
Name: AMD A12-9700P
Family: AMD A
Group: AMD A12-9700
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 6

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A12-9700P has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A12-9700P is 2.5 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.4 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x Excavator
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.7 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD A12-9700P has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A12-9700P uses the AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge), which has 512 texture shaders and 8 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
GPU frequency: 0.76 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 8
Shaders: 512
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 6
Direct X: 12
Technology: 28 nm
Release date: Q2/2016

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 29.9 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-1866
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 29.9 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 90 °C

Technical details

The AMD A12-9700P is manufactured using a 28 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 28 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: FP4
L2-Cache: 2.0 MB
L3-Cache: 0 bytes
Architecture: Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Operating systems:
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4, AVX2
Release date: Q4/2016
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium G3450T
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
1240
1240
AMD A10-9620P
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
1239
1239
AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
1239
1239
AMD A10-9620P
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
1239
1239
Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1236
1236

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
782
782
AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
782
782
AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
782
782
AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
782
782
AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
782
782

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
482
482
Intel Celeron J4125
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
482
482
AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
481
481
Intel Celeron 3867U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
480
480
Intel Celeron 3865U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
480
480

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-3437U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
223
223
AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
223
223
AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
223
223
AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
223
223
Intel Core i5-3437U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
223
223

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD A10-5750M
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
73
73
AMD A10-9600P
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
72
72
AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
72
72
AMD A10-9600P
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
72
72
Intel Celeron N4100
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
71
71