AMD A10-9700 vs AMD A12-9700P

Last updated: 2024-02-05

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A10-9700		AMD A12-9700P
CPU comparison AMD A10-9700 or AMD A12-9700P - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD A10-9700 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-9700 was released in Q3/2017. The AMD A12-9700P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A12-9700P was released in Q4/2016.

AMD A (112)	Family	AMD A (112)
AMD A10-9700 (1)	CPU group	AMD A12-9700 (2)
7	Generation	6
Excavator (Bristol Ridge)	Architecture	Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD A10-9700 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (3.80 GHz). The AMD A12-9700P has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz).
AMD A10-9700	Characteristic	AMD A12-9700P
4	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.50 GHz	Frequency	2.50 GHz
3.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.40 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD A10-9700	Characteristic	AMD A12-9700P
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)	GPU	AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
1.03 GHz	GPU frequency	0.76 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
6	GPU Generation	6
28 nm	Technology	28 nm
2	Max. displays	2
6	Compute units	8
384	Shader	512
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)	GPU	AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h264	Decode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD A10-9700 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A12-9700P can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD A10-9700	Characteristic	AMD A12-9700P
DDR4-2400	Memory	DDR4-1866
64 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	29.9 GB/s
No	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	2.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	--
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
8	PCIe lanes	8
7.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	7.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A10-9700 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD A12-9700P is 15 W.
AMD A10-9700	Characteristic	AMD A12-9700P
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
45 W	TDP down	--
90 °C	Tjunction max.	90 °C
Technical details The AMD A10-9700 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD A12-9700P cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
AMD A10-9700	Characteristic	AMD A12-9700P
28 nm	Technology	28 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
AM4 (PGA 1331)	Socket	FP4
AMD-V	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q3/2017	Release date	Q4/2016
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD A10-9700 (100%)

AMD A12-9700P (83%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD A10-9700 (100%)

AMD A12-9700P (73%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	556 (100%)
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	481 (87%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1745 (100%)
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1239 (71%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD A10-9700 AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge) @ 1.03 GHz	787 (100%)
	AMD A12-9700P AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz	782 (99%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	92 (100%)
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	72 (78%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	303 (100%)
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	223 (74%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	596 (100%)
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1844 (100%)
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	705 (100%)
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1744 (100%)
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	231 (100%)
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	716 (100%)
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	3660 (100%)
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	762 (100%)
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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