i3-8000 vs A12-9720P
Primary details
Comparing A12-9720P and Core i3-8000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2055 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 10.54 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 September 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A12-9720P and Core i3-8000 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 36 |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A12-9720P and Core i3-8000 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 configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FP4 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9720P and Core i3-8000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9720P and Core i3-8000 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9720P and Core i3-8000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9720P and Core i3-8000.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 1.95 | 3.09 |
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 1 September 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
A12-9720P has 333.3% lower power consumption.
i3-8000, on the other hand, has 58.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between A12-9720P and Core i3-8000. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A12-9720P is a notebook processor while Core i3-8000 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A12-9720P and Core i3-8000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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