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AMD A12-9700P vs AMD A10-9600P vs AMD FX-9830P

AMD A12-9700P

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The AMD A12-9700P is a mainstream SoC from the Bristol-Ridge APU series for notebooks (7th APU generation), which was announced mid 2016. The ULV chip with a TDP of 15 Watts (can be configured to 12 Watts) has four CPU cores (two Excavator modules), a Radeon R7 GPU as well as a dual-channel DDR4-1866 memory controller. Carrizo is a full-fledged SoC and is also equipped with an integrated chipset, which provides all I/0 ports.

Architecture

Bristol Ridge is the successor of the Carrizo architecture and the design is almost identical. Thanks to optimized manufacturing processes and more aggressive Boost behavior, however, the clocks are a bit higher at the same power consumption. The memory controller now also supports DDR4-RAM, in this case up to 1866 MHz. More technical details are available in the following articles:

Performance

The performance of the A12-9700P is between the two 15-Watt processors A10-9600P and FX-9800P, and therefore roughly on par with a 15-Watt Core i3 from the Skylake or Kaby Lake series, respectively. Compared to the Intel model, the AMD chip has a small advantage in multi-thread scenarios, but is beaten when you only stress one or two cores. Due to the TDP limitation, the performance of the A12-9700P will drop significantly under sustained workloads.

This means there is sufficient performance for typical office and web applications as well as light multitasking.

Graphics Card

The integrated Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) GPU has 512 active shader units (8 compute cores) clocked at up to 758 MHz. Thanks to the better utilization of the clock range as well as faster DDR4-RAm, the GPU can slightly beat its predecessors Radeon R7 (Carrizo) and competes with a dedicated GeForce 920MX in the best-case scenario (dual-channel memory, low CPU requirements). Many games from 2015/2016 can be played smoothly at low settings. 

Power Consumption

AMD specifies the TDP of the A12-9700P with 15 Watts, which is comparable to Intel's ULV models. This means the CPU is a good choice for thin notebooks starting with a 12-inch screen.

AMD A10-9600P

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The AMD A10-9600P is a mid-range APU of the Bristol Ridge series (7th generation of APUs) with 4 CPU-cores (two Excavator modules) clocked at 2.4 - 3.3 GHz. It was announced in mid 2016 and is based on the same silicon as Carrizo but with more and refined features. It is a ULV-chip with a TDP of 15 Watt and integrates a Radeon R5 graphics card (384 shader cores / 6 compute cores) and a dual-channel DDR4-1866 memory controller. As Carrizo its a full featured SoC that offers all I/O ports on the chip.

The A10-9600P is slightly faster than the old 15-Watt top model of Carrizo, the FX-8800P. Therefore, the CPU performance is similar to a Broadwell 15 Watt Core i3 like The i3-5010U. See our Bristol Ridge article for more information on the architecture and improvements compared to Carrizo.

AMD FX-9830P

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The AMD FX-9830P is a mobile mainstream SoC from the Bristol-Ridge APU series for notebooks (7th APU generation), which was announced mid 2016. The FX-9830P is the fastest Bristol Ridge APU with a 45-Watt TDP and the successor to the 15-35-Watt FX-8800P from the Carrizo generation. The chip has four CPU cores (two Excavator modules = 4 integer and 2 FP units), a Radeon R7 GPU as well as a dual-channel DDR4-1866 memory controller. Carrizo is a full-fledged SoC and is also equipped with an integrated chipset, which provides all I/0 ports.

Architecture

Bristol Ridge is the successor of the Carrizo architecture and the design is almost identical. Thanks to optimized manufacturing processes and more aggressive Boost behavior, however, the clocks are a bit higher at the same power consumption. The memory controller now also supports DDR4-RAM, in this case up to 2400 MHz. More technical details are available in the following articles:

Performance

Thanks to higher clocks, the FX9830P is slightly ahead of the old 35-Watt top model FX-8800P and competes with the entry-level dual-cores from Intel (Skylake and Kaby Lake). Compared to the Intel model, the AMD chip has a small advantage in multi-thread scenarios, but is beaten when you only stress one or two cores.

This means there is sufficient performance for typical office and web applications as well as light multitasking.

Graphics Card

The integrated Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) GPU has 512 active shader units (8 compute cores) clocked at up to 900 MHz (compared to 758 MHz for FX-9800P). Thanks to the better utilization of the clock range as well as faster DDR4-RAm, the GPU can slightly beat its predecessors Radeon R7 (Carrizo) and competes with a dedicated GeForce 920MX in the best-case scenario (dual-channel memory). Many games from 2015/2016 can be played smoothly at low settings. 

Power Consumption

AMD specifies the TDP of the FX-9830P with 25-45 Watts, which is comparable to Intel quad-core processors from the H-series. This means the APU is a good choice for big and heavy notebooks with at least 15 inches.

ModelAMD A12-9700PAMD A10-9600PAMD FX-9830P
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeAMD Bristol RidgeAMD Bristol Ridge
CodenameBristol RidgeBristol RidgeBristol Ridge
Series: Bristol Ridge Bristol Ridge
AMD FX-9830P3 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD PRO A12-9830B3 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD FX-9800P2.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD PRO A12-9800B2.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A12-9720P2.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A12-9700P « 2.5 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-9620P2.5 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-9600P2.4 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD PRO A8-9600B2.4 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD FX-9830P3 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD PRO A12-9830B3 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD FX-9800P2.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD PRO A12-9800B2.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A12-9720P2.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A12-9700P2.5 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-9620P2.5 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-9600P « 2.4 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD PRO A8-9600B2.4 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD FX-9830P « 3 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD PRO A12-9830B3 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD FX-9800P2.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD PRO A12-9800B2.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A12-9720P2.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A12-9700P2.5 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-9620P2.5 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-9600P2.4 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD PRO A8-9600B2.4 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
Clock2500 - 3400 MHz2400 - 3300 MHz3000 - 3700 MHz
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB2 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 44 / 4
TDP15 Watt15 Watt25-45 Watt
Transistors3100 Million3100 Million3100 Million
Technology28 nm28 nm28 nm
Die Size250 mm2250 mm2250 mm2
max. Temp.90 °C90 °C90 °C
SocketFP4
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8Dual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8Dual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8
iGPUAMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 MHz)AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 720 MHz)AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 900 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerproducts.amd.comproducts.amd.comproducts.amd.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 222     avg: 225.5     median: 225.5 (1%)     max: 229 Points
min: 195     avg: 211     median: 216 (1%)     max: 217 Points
301 Points (2%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 78     avg: 79     median: 79 (24%)     max: 80 Points
min: 70     avg: 74.8     median: 76 (23%)     max: 77 Points
93 Points (28%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1.92     avg: 2.3     median: 2.3 (3%)     max: 2.62 Points
min: 2.59     avg: 2.6     median: 2.6 (3%)     max: 2.6 Points
3.6 Points (5%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 0.76     avg: 0.9     median: 0.9 (21%)     max: 0.94 Points
min: 0.87     avg: 0.9     median: 0.9 (22%)     max: 0.9 Points
1.1 Points (27%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 2262     avg: 2429     median: 2429 (15%)     max: 2596 Points
min: 2340     avg: 2439     median: 2447 (15%)     max: 2520 Points
3033 Points (18%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 5148     avg: 6168     median: 6168 (4%)     max: 7188 Points
min: 5913     avg: 6467     median: 6508 (5%)     max: 6939 Points
9822 Points (7%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
534 s (6%)
315.9 s (4%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
15.3 s (3%)
10.3 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
1462 Points (2%)
1526 Points (2%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
16.7 fps (6%)
16.3 fps (6%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
84.6 fps (20%)
85.4 fps (20%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.2 GB/s (0%)
0.2 GB/s (0%)
0.3 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.4 GB/s (6%)
0.3 GB/s (6%)
0.5 GB/s (8%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
1.8 GB/s (5%)
1.5 GB/s (4%)
2 GB/s (5%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 3344     avg: 3498     median: 3498 (7%)     max: 3652 Points
min: 2969     avg: 3224     median: 3287 (7%)     max: 3352 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
19.2 s (4%)
18.7 s (4%)
18.6 s (4%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
42.1 s (2%)
41.3 s (2%)
43.7 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
980 s (4%)
942 s (4%)
870 s (4%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
7608 Points (7%)
min: 7115     avg: 7516     median: 7515.5 (7%)     max: 7916 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 2524     avg: 2527     median: 2527 (7%)     max: 2530 Points
min: 2246     avg: 2418     median: 2387 (6%)     max: 2634 Points
min: 3051     avg: 3081     median: 3080.5 (8%)     max: 3110 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
25886 Points (21%)
min: 21570     avg: 23140     median: 23093 (19%)     max: 24803 Points
34521 Points (28%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
25743 Points (21%)
min: 18940     avg: 21504     median: 21065.5 (17%)     max: 24944 Points
31580 Points (26%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
27373 Points (23%)
min: 22601     avg: 25235     median: 26061 (22%)     max: 26217 Points
34398 Points (29%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 2283     avg: 2306     median: 2306 (6%)     max: 2329 Points
min: 1722     avg: 2000     median: 2031.5 (5%)     max: 2214 Points
2945 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 2981     avg: 3125     median: 3124.5 (6%)     max: 3268 Points
min: 2455     avg: 2912     median: 2981 (5%)     max: 3229 Points
min: 3234     avg: 3787     median: 3787 (7%)     max: 4340 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
1069 Points (5%)
1045 Points (4%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
2158 Points (29%)
2047 Points (28%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
4899 Points (12%)
4711 Points (11%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5371     avg: 5464     median: 5464 (10%)     max: 5557 Points
min: 5252     avg: 5386     median: 5423 (10%)     max: 5445 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 2062     avg: 2091     median: 2091 (41%)     max: 2120 Points
min: 2000     avg: 2064     median: 2074 (41%)     max: 2109 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
5824 Points (9%)
5702 Points (9%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
2308 Points (35%)
2237 Points (33%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
2059 ms (2%)
min: 2098     avg: 2251     median: 2328 (3%)     max: 2328 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
164.9 ms (2%)
min: 133.3     avg: 138.2     median: 133.3 (1%)     max: 148.1 ms
123.5 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
19404 Points (17%)
min: 18921     avg: 19501     median: 19791 (18%)     max: 19791 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
31.9 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
33.3 Watt (6%)

Average Benchmarks AMD A12-9700P → 100% n=19

Average Benchmarks AMD A10-9600P → 97% n=19

Average Benchmarks AMD FX-9830P → 123% n=19

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