AMD A12-9800
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Released
Q3/2017
AMD A12-9800

Processor AMD A12-9800, specifications and benchmarks

264 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
AMD A12-9800 Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q3/2017. Here are all the AMD A12-9800’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 3.80 GHz, total of cores is 4. The CPU supports Desktop and is installed in the motherboard on Socket AM4. The TDP for CPU is 65 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU generation and family
  • CPU group
    AMD A12-9800
  • Family
    AMD A
  • Generation
    7
  • Name
    AMD A12-9800
  • Predecessor
    No
  • Segment
    Desktop
  • Successor
    No
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
  • A-Core
    No
  • B-Core
    No
  • Base Frequency
    3.8 GHz
  • C-Core
    No
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • CPU Cores
    4
  • CPU Threads
    4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    No turbo
Internal Graphics
  • DirectX Version
    12
  • Execution units
    8
  • Generation
    6
  • GPU Frequency
    1110 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon R7 - 512
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo
  • Max. displays
    2
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB
  • Release date
    Q2/2016
  • Shader
    512
  • Technology
    28 nm
Hardware codec support
  • AV1
    No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode
  • VP8
    No
  • VP9
    No
Memory & PCIe
  • ECC
    No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400
  • PCIe
    3.0 x 8
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    90 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    No
  • TDP down
    No
  • TDP up
    No
Technical details
  • Architecture
    Excavator
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
  • L2-Cache
    2 MB
  • L3-Cache
    No
  • Release date
    Q3/2017
  • Socket
    AM4
  • Technology
    28 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V
Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A12-9800 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    317 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    298 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    461 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    401 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    854 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    791 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    256 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD A12-9800 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

655
AMD A12-9800
651
651
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1979
AMD A12-9800
2350
2011
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

254
AMD A12-9800
267
259
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

762
AMD A12-9800
802
796
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

607
AMD A12-9800
611
611
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1827
AMD A12-9800
1830
1823
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

1143 GFLOPS
AMD A12-9800
1152 GFLOPS
1152 GFLOPS

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

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*

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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