Ryzen Embedded 8840U vs PRO A12-9800B

Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen Embedded 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2038	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	no data
Power efficiency	10.70	no data
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Hawk Point (2024)
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)	2 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Die size	250 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3100 Million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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	no data	1
Socket	FP4	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen Embedded 8840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
RAID	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen Embedded 8840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen Embedded 8840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR5
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon 780M
iGPU core count	8	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen Embedded 8840U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen Embedded 8840U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-9800B and Ryzen Embedded 8840U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	8	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2016	2 April 2024
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt

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