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AMD A12-9720P vs Intel Core 5 processor 120U
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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
AMD A12-9720P
50 %
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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AMD A12-9720P | Intel Core 5 processor 120U |
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| Family | AMD A (112) | Intel Core 5 (13) |
| CPU group | AMD A12-9700 (2) | Intel Core processors - Mobile (Series 1) (3) |
| Architecture | Excavator (Bristol Ridge) | Raptor Lake U |
| Technology | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Notebook |
| Socket | FP4 | BGA 1744 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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AMD A12-9720P | Intel Core 5 processor 120U |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 10 / 12 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 4x Excavator 2.70 - 3.60 GHz |
2x Redwood Cove 1.40 - 5.00 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Crestmont 0.90 - 3.80 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 2.00 MB | 12.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | ||
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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AMD A12-9720P | Intel Core 5 processor 120U |
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| GPU name | AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) |
| GPU frequency | 0.76 GHz | 0.35 - 1.25 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 8 / 512 | 80 / 640 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | 4 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | 32 GB |
| Technology | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Release date | Q2/2016 | Q1/2022 |
NPU AI performance
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AMD A12-9720P | Intel Core 5 processor 120U |
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| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | |
| AI specifications | Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost) | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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AMD A12-9720P | Intel Core 5 processor 120U |
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| Memory | DDR4-1866 (29.9 GB/s) | LPDDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) DDR5-5200 (83.2 GB/s) LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 8 | 4.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 7.9 GB/s | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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AMD A12-9720P | Intel Core 5 processor 120U |
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| TDP | 15 W | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 55 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 12 W | |
| T. junction max. | 90 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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AMD A12-9720P | Intel Core 5 processor 120U |
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| Chip design | Unknown | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, Linux | |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date | Q4/2016 | Q1/2024 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
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