| Name: | AMD A12-9800 |
| Family: | AMD A |
| Group: | AMD A12-9800 |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 7 |
AMD A12-9800 Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The AMD A12-9800 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2017 and belongs to the 7 generation of the AMD A series. To use the AMD A12-9800, you'll need a motherboard with a AM4 (PGA 1331) socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The AMD A12-9800 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A12-9800 is 3.8 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.2 GHz.
| CPU Cores: | 4 |
| Threads: | 4 |
| Cores: | 4x Excavator |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | No |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 4.2 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The AMD A12-9800 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A12-9800 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: | 1.11 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 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR4-2400 |
| Max. Memory: | 64.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 38.4 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 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): | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | None |
| Tjunction max: | 90 °C |
Technical details
The AMD A12-9800 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: | AM4 (PGA 1331) |
| L2-Cache: | 2.0 MB |
| L3-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| Architecture: | Excavator (Bristol Ridge) |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | AMD-V |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q3/2017 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | AD9800AUABBOX |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
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2011
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Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
|
2011
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
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1979
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AMD Phenom II X4 955
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
|
1967
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Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1965
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Samsung Exynos 880
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
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1830
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Intel Core i7-860S
4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz
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1828
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|
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
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1827
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Intel Core i7-7500U
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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1826
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Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
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1823
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
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1150
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|
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AMD Ryzen 5 7535U
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
|
1150
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|
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
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1143
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AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
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1126
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|
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
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1126
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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AMD FX-8100
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
|
796
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Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
|
774
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
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762
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AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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761
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AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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751
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
|
658
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Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
|
657
|
|
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
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655
|
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Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 2.7 GHz
|
651
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Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3
14C 28T @ 2.0 GHz
|
651
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Atom C5315
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
|
607
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Intel Core i7-975
4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz
|
607
|
|
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
|
607
|
|
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Intel Pentium G2030
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
|
607
|
|
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Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
|
607
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon E5450
NoneC NoneT @ --
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326
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Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
|
326
|
|
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
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326
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|
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Intel Core i3-4360T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
|
326
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|
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Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
|
326
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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Intel Celeron N5105
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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254
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Intel Core i3-3220
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
|
254
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|
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
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254
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|
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Intel Core i3-3220
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
|
254
|
|
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Intel Celeron N5105
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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254
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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Intel Celeron G1820
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
|
102
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|
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Intel Pentium G2020
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
|
101
|
|
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
|
100
|
|
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Intel Core i3-3240T
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
|
99
|
|
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Intel Core i5-3437U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
|
99
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