Pentium N3700 vs A12-9720P

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9720P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.67
+111%
Pentium N3700
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.79

A12-9720P outperforms Pentium N3700 by a whopping 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9720P and Pentium N3700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20702629
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Pentium
Power efficiency10.5412.46
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

A12-9720P and Pentium N3700 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 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C90 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A12-9720P and Pentium N3700 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)
SocketFP4FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9720P and Pentium N3700. 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+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

A12-9720P and Pentium N3700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9720P and Pentium N3700 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9720P and Pentium N3700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 MHz)Intel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 Series
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9720P and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9720P and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9720P and Pentium N3700.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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
+111%
Pentium N3700 0.79

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
+112%
Pentium N3700 1253

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A12-9720P 532
+197%
Pentium N3700 179

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A12-9720P 1202
+131%
Pentium N3700 520

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
+129%
Pentium N3700 1200

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.

A12-9720P 7361
+134%
Pentium N3700 3148

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
+77.5%
Pentium N3700 23.09

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.

A12-9720P 3
+55%
Pentium N3700 2

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

A12-9720P 235
+66.3%
Pentium N3700 141

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.

A12-9720P 73
+95.9%
Pentium N3700 37

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.

A12-9720P 0.94
+109%
Pentium N3700 0.45

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.

A12-9720P 1.8
+91.5%
Pentium N3700 0.9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.67 0.79
Integrated graphics card 1.96 0.77
Recency 1 June 2016 1 April 2015
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

A12-9720P has a 111.4% higher aggregate performance score, 154.5% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 1 year.

Pentium N3700, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The A12-9720P is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3700 in performance tests.


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