Ryzen 7 7840U vs A12-9700P

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9700P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.53
Ryzen 7 7840U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
15.71
+927%

Ryzen 7 7840U outperforms A12-9700P by a whopping 927% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9700P and Ryzen 7 7840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2138435
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency9.6553.10
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Phoenix-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

A12-9700P and Ryzen 7 7840U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm4 nm
Die size250 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A12-9700P and Ryzen 7 7840U 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
SocketFP4FP8
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9700P and Ryzen 7 7840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX-+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9700P and Ryzen 7 7840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9700P and Ryzen 7 7840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5-5600
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9700P and Ryzen 7 7840U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9700P and Ryzen 7 7840U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9700P and Ryzen 7 7840U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes820

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A12-9700P 1.53
Ryzen 7 7840U 15.71
+927%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A12-9700P 2432
Ryzen 7 7840U 24956
+926%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A12-9700P 2429
Ryzen 7 7840U 6669
+175%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A12-9700P 6168
Ryzen 7 7840U 38490
+524%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A12-9700P 3498
Ryzen 7 7840U 12482
+257%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A12-9700P 2
Ryzen 7 7840U 23
+897%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

A12-9700P 226
Ryzen 7 7840U 1990
+782%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

A12-9700P 79
Ryzen 7 7840U 264
+234%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A12-9700P 0.85
Ryzen 7 7840U 2.79
+228%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A12-9700P 1.8
Ryzen 7 7840U 8.5
+369%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

A12-9700P 1462
Ryzen 7 7840U 5723
+291%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

A12-9700P 17
Ryzen 7 7840U 109
+553%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

A12-9700P 85
Ryzen 7 7840U 237
+181%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.53 15.71
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

A12-9700P has 86.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 7840U, on the other hand, has a 926.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 7840U is our recommended choice as it beats the A12-9700P in performance tests.


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