PRO A12-9830B vs Core 2 Duo E4700

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4700 and PRO A12-9830B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2814not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency0.83no data
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4700 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB2048 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm28 nm
Die size111 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C90 °C
Number of transistors167 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4700 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 configuration1no data
SocketPLGA775FP4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25-45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4700 and PRO A12-9830B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and PRO A12-9830B are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and PRO A12-9830B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3, DDR4
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E4700 and PRO A12-9830B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and PRO A12-9830B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and PRO A12-9830B.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

PRO A12-9830B has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E4700 and PRO A12-9830B. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E4700 is a desktop processor while PRO A12-9830B is a notebook one.


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