PRO A12-9800E vs V-Series V120

Primary details

Comparing V-Series V120 and PRO A12-9800E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1881
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD V-Series	no data
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	12 May 2010 (14 years ago)	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

V-Series V120 and PRO A12-9800E 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	1 (Single-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	1	4
Base clock speed	no data	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus rate	3200 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	2048 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on V-Series V120 and PRO A12-9800E 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	S1	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V120 and PRO A12-9800E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V120 and PRO A12-9800E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V120 and PRO A12-9800E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
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	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of V-Series V120 and PRO A12-9800E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by V-Series V120 and PRO A12-9800E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by V-Series V120 and PRO A12-9800E.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 May 2010	27 July 2017
Physical cores	1	4
Threads	1	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

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