A8-7680 vs A12-9720P

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9720P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.67
A8-7680
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
2.24
+34.1%

A8-7680 outperforms A12-9720P by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9720P and A8-7680 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20701834
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data15.78
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeAMD A8
Power efficiency10.534.71
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Excavator (2017−2018)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)26 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$56

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A12-9720P and A8-7680 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Multiplierno data38
L1 cacheno data128K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size250 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on A12-9720P and A8-7680 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
SocketFP4FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9720P and A8-7680. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRANDno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9720P and A8-7680 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9720P and A8-7680. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 MHz)Radeon R7 Series

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.

A12-9720P 1.67
A8-7680 2.24
+34.1%

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.

A12-9720P 2656
A8-7680 3551
+33.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.67 2.24
Recency 1 June 2016 26 October 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

A12-9720P has 200% lower power consumption.

A8-7680, on the other hand, has a 34.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

The A8-7680 is our recommended choice as it beats the A12-9720P in performance tests.

Be aware that A12-9720P is a notebook processor while A8-7680 is a desktop one.


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