Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS vs A12-9800

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9800
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.28
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
14.01
+514%

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS outperforms A12-9800 by a whopping 514% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1822527
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.45no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency3.3237.88
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)19 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm6 nm
Die size246 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FP7
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataPRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz)
iGPU core count8no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9800 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes820

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.

A12-9800 2.28
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS 14.01
+514%

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.

A12-9800 3624
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS 22259
+514%

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.

A12-9800 696
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS 1859
+167%

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.

A12-9800 1682
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS 8316
+394%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.28 14.01
Recency 27 July 2017 19 April 2022
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS has a 514.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS is our recommended choice as it beats the A12-9800 in performance tests.

Note that A12-9800 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS is a notebook one.


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