AMD A12-9700P vs AMD EPYC 7473X

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AMD A12-9700P CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7473X
AMD A12-9700P AMD EPYC 7473X

CPU comparison

AMD A12-9700P or AMD EPYC 7473X - 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 A12-9700P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A12-9700P was released in Q4/2016.

The AMD EPYC 7473X has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7473X was released in Q2/2022.
AMD A (112) Family AMD EPYC (129)
AMD A12-9700 (2) CPU group AMD EPYC 7003 (29)
6 Generation 3
Excavator (Bristol Ridge) Architecture Milan (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A12-9700P is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz). The AMD EPYC 7473X has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz).

AMD A12-9700P Characteristic AMD EPYC 7473X
4 Cores 24
4 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD A12-9700P Characteristic AMD EPYC 7473X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) GPU no iGPU
0.76 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
8 Compute units --
512 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A12-9700P supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7473X can connect up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

AMD A12-9700P Characteristic AMD EPYC 7473X
DDR4-1866 Memory DDR4-3200
64 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache 32.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 768.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
8 PCIe lanes 128
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A12-9700P has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7473X is 240 W.

AMD A12-9700P Characteristic AMD EPYC 7473X
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 240 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 280 W
-- TDP down 225 W
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A12-9700P has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7473X cache has a total of 800.00 MB.

AMD A12-9700P Characteristic AMD EPYC 7473X
28 nm Technology 7 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FP4 Socket SP3
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2016 Release date Q2/2022
-- Release price 4185 $
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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 A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
481 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7473X AMD EPYC 7473X
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1239 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7473X AMD EPYC 7473X
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz
782 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7473X AMD EPYC 7473X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
72 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7473X AMD EPYC 7473X
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
223 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7473X AMD EPYC 7473X
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A12-9700P AMD EPYC 7473X
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