i3-7120T vs A12-9700P

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Primary details

Comparing A12-9700P and Core i3-7120T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2124not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Core i3
Power efficiency9.65no data
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)17 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$117

Detailed specifications

A12-9700P and Core i3-7120T basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A12-9700P and Core i3-7120T compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP41151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9700P and Core i3-7120T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX-+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9700P and Core i3-7120T are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9700P and Core i3-7120T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 630
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9700P and Core i3-7120T integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9700P and Core i3-7120T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9700P and Core i3-7120T.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes816

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2016 17 July 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

A12-9700P has 100% more physical cores, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

i3-7120T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between A12-9700P and Core i3-7120T. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A12-9700P is a notebook processor while Core i3-7120T is a desktop one.


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