Celeron M 723 vs A12-9720P

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9720P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.67
+882%
Celeron M 723
2008
1 core / 1 thread, 5 Watt
0.17

A12-9720P outperforms Celeron M 723 by a whopping 882% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9720P and Celeron M 723 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20703281
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Celeron M
Power efficiency10.543.22
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)1 September 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A12-9720P and Celeron M 723 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size250 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A12-9720P and Celeron M 723 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.

SocketFP4BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9720P and Celeron M 723. 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+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9720P and Celeron M 723. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 MHz)no data

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
+882%
Celeron M 723 0.17

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
+895%
Celeron M 723 267

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.

A12-9720P 2743
+132%
Celeron M 723 1180

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A12-9720P 13.01
+892%
Celeron M 723 129

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.67 0.17
Recency 1 June 2016 1 September 2008
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 5 Watt

A12-9720P has a 882.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron M 723, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.

The A12-9720P is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 723 in performance tests.


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