Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U vs A12-9720P

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9720P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.67
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.61
+116%

Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U outperforms A12-9720P by a whopping 116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9720P and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20701508
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency10.5422.78
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)8 January 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A12-9720P and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 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 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size250 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors3100 Million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A12-9720P and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 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)
SocketFP4FP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9720P and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U. 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, RDRANDXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9720P and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9720P and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9720P and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 3.61
+116%

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
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 5737
+116%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.67 3.61
Integrated graphics card 1.96 3.04
Recency 1 June 2016 8 January 2018
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U has a 116.2% higher aggregate performance score, 55.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U is our recommended choice as it beats the A12-9720P in performance tests.


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