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AMD A12-9720P vs Intel Core i5-8265U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2016
AMD A12-9720P
AMD A12-9720P
Released
Q3/2018
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-8265U
Intel Core i5-8265U

What's the best choice AMD A12-9720P or Intel Core i5-8265U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD A12-9720P has a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q4/2016.

Intel Core i5-8265U has a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q3/2018.

Differences

AMD A12-9720P Reasons to consider
AMD A12-9720P
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1493 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 41% better clock speed

    2.70 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A12-9720P CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    916 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    840 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1147 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1202 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    430 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    735 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-8265U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    380 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    367 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    267 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    539 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    630 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    813 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    824 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    47 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    104 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    327 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    136 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    327 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    45 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    757 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
Intel Core i5-8265U Intel Core i5-8265U
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    AMD A left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    AMD A12-9700 left arrow Intel Core i 8000U
  • Predecessor
    No left arrow --
  • Successor
    No left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.70 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • A core
    No left arrow --
  • B core
    No left arrow --
  • C core
    No left arrow --
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon R7 - 512 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 620
  • GPU frequency
    0.76 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    512 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q3/2016
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-8265U and AMD A12-9720P. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-1866 left arrow DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A12-9720P and Intel Core i5-8265U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP up
    No left arrow --
  • TDP (PL2)
    No left arrow --
  • TDP down
    No left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    90 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A12-9720P and AMD A12-9720P, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    No left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Excavator left arrow Whiskey Lake U
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    FP4 left arrow BGA 1356
  • Release date
    Q4/2016 left arrow Q3/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD A12-9720P and Intel Core i5-8265U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
489
AMD A12-9720P
171
Intel Core i5-8265U
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
1278
AMD A12-9720P
549
Intel Core i5-8265U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
782
AMD A12-9720P
909
Intel Core i5-8265U
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
76
AMD A12-9720P
2806
Intel Core i5-8265U
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
237
AMD A12-9720P
422
Intel Core i5-8265U

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