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AMD PRO A8-9600B vs AMD A12-9700P vs AMD A12-9720P

AMD PRO A8-9600B

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The AMD PRO A8-9600B 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 is intended for business laptops and features the same specifications as the consumer AMD A10-9600P SoC.

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 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 A12-9720P

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The AMD A12-9720P is a mainstream SoC from the Bristol Ridge APU series for notebooks (7th APU generation), which was introduced in 2017. The ULV chip with a TDP of 15 Watts (can be configured to 12 Watts, not verified) has four CPU cores (two Excavator modules) clocked at 2.7 - 3.8 GHz (4.05 GHz for single core were briefly achievable in our test sample), a Radeon R7 iGPU 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 average A12-9720P in our database is in the same league as the Core i5-4210U, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned, making the former a fairly slow chip that's suitable for basic day-to-day activities only as of late 2022.

Graphics

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 A12-9720P 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.

ModelAMD PRO A8-9600BAMD A12-9700PAMD A12-9720P
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 A12-9700P2.5 - 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 A8-9600B « 2.4 - 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 A12-9700P « 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 A12-9720P « 2.7 - 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
Clock2400 - 3300 MHz2500 - 3400 MHz2700 - 3600 MHz
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB2 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 44 / 4
TDP15 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Transistors3100 Million3100 Million3100 Million
Technology28 nm28 nm28 nm
Die Size250 mm2250 mm2250 mm2
max. Temp.90 °C90 °C90 °C
SocketFP4FP4FP4
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8Dual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8DDR4-1866 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND
iGPUAMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 720 MHz)AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 MHz)AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerproducts.amd.comproducts.amd.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
203 Points (1%)
min: 222     avg: 225.5     median: 225.5 (1%)     max: 229 Points
min: 229     avg: 234.5     median: 234.5 (1%)     max: 240 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
71 Points (21%)
min: 78     avg: 79     median: 79 (24%)     max: 80 Points
min: 69     avg: 72.5     median: 72.5 (22%)     max: 76 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2.4 Points (3%)
min: 1.92     avg: 2.3     median: 2.3 (3%)     max: 2.62 Points
min: 2.6     avg: 2.7     median: 2.7 (3%)     max: 2.7 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
0.8 Points (21%)
min: 0.76     avg: 0.9     median: 0.9 (21%)     max: 0.94 Points
min: 0.93     avg: 0.9     median: 0.9 (23%)     max: 0.94 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
2336 Points (14%)
min: 2262     avg: 2429     median: 2429 (15%)     max: 2596 Points
min: 2640     avg: 2743     median: 2743 (17%)     max: 2846 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
5703 Points (4%)
min: 5148     avg: 6168     median: 6168 (4%)     max: 7188 Points
min: 7200     avg: 7361     median: 7361 (5%)     max: 7522 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
577 s (7%)
415.5 s (5%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
16.8 s (3%)
13 s (3%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
1444 Points (2%)
1462 Points (2%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
13.3 fps (5%)
16.7 fps (6%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
70 fps (16%)
84.6 fps (20%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.2 GB/s (0%)
0.2 GB/s (0%)
0.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.3 GB/s (5%)
0.4 GB/s (6%)
0.4 GB/s (6%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
1.5 GB/s (4%)
1.8 GB/s (5%)
1.8 GB/s (5%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
2930 Points (6%)
min: 3344     avg: 3498     median: 3498 (7%)     max: 3652 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
19.5 s (4%)
19.2 s (4%)
min: 17.77     avg: 19.6     median: 19.6 (4%)     max: 21.4 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
43.7 s (2%)
42.1 s (2%)
min: 39.77     avg: 44.1     median: 44.1 (2%)     max: 48.5 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
1000 s (4%)
980 s (4%)
min: 864     avg: 902     median: 901.5 (4%)     max: 939 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
7608 Points (7%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
2081 Points (6%)
min: 2524     avg: 2527     median: 2527 (7%)     max: 2530 Points
2761 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
21428 Points (17%)
25886 Points (21%)
25648 Points (21%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
23396 Points (19%)
25743 Points (21%)
24747 Points (20%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
24627 Points (21%)
27373 Points (23%)
min: 24457     avg: 27079     median: 27079 (23%)     max: 29701 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
2071 Points (5%)
min: 2283     avg: 2306     median: 2306 (6%)     max: 2329 Points
min: 2258     avg: 2330     median: 2329.5 (6%)     max: 2401 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
2427 Points (4%)
min: 2981     avg: 3125     median: 3124.5 (6%)     max: 3268 Points
min: 3179     avg: 3265     median: 3264.5 (6%)     max: 3350 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
1069 Points (5%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
2139 Points (21%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
4506 Points (5%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1991 Points (27%)
2158 Points (29%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
4389 Points (11%)
4899 Points (12%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
4764 Points (8%)
min: 5371     avg: 5464     median: 5464 (10%)     max: 5557 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
1965 Points (38%)
min: 2062     avg: 2091     median: 2091 (41%)     max: 2120 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
5002 Points (8%)
5824 Points (9%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
2102 Points (31%)
2308 Points (35%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
4436 Points (36%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
3385 Points (31%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
5779 Points (11%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
5660 Points (11%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
5124 Points (13%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
2552 ms (3%)
2059 ms (2%)
2422 ms (3%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
177.7 ms (2%)
164.9 ms (2%)
min: 146.6     avg: 192.1     median: 192.1 (2%)     max: 237.6 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
15170 Points (14%)
19404 Points (17%)
min: 14783     avg: 16961     median: 16960.5 (15%)     max: 19138 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 PRO A8-9600B → 100% n=21

Average Benchmarks AMD A12-9700P → 110% n=21

Average Benchmarks AMD A12-9720P → 113% n=21

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