PRO A12-8870 vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 65 Watt
19.90
+712%
PRO A12-8870
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.45

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 outperforms PRO A12-8870 by a whopping 712% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and PRO A12-8870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2861769
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency28.963.56
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date30 September 2019 (5 years ago)October 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and PRO A12-8870 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads244
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache768 KBno data
L2 cache6 MB2048 KB
L3 cache64 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data250 mm2
Number of transistorsno data3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and PRO A12-8870 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketSocket AM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and PRO A12-8870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and PRO A12-8870 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and PRO A12-8870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count-8
Enduro-n/a
Switchable graphics-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and PRO A12-8870 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-n/a

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and PRO A12-8870 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-DirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and PRO A12-8870.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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.

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 19.90
+712%
PRO A12-8870 2.45

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.

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 31616
+713%
PRO A12-8870 3888

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.90 2.45
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 has a 712.2% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A12-8870 in performance tests.


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