PRO A12-9830B vs Athlon II X2 280

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 280 and PRO A12-9830B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2528	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.52	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	6 February 2013 (11 years ago)	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$100	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 280 and PRO A12-9830B 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	117 mm2	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	410 million	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 280 and PRO A12-9830B 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	1	no data
Socket	AM3	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25-45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 280 and PRO A12-9830B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	AVX
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
RAID	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 280 and PRO A12-9830B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 280 and PRO A12-9830B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2, DDR3	DDR3, DDR4
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	8
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X2 280 and PRO A12-9830B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II X2 280 and PRO A12-9830B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 280 and PRO A12-9830B.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 February 2013	1 June 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt

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