AMD A12-9800 vs AMD GX-420GI

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AMD A12-9800 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD GX-420GI
AMD A12-9800 AMD GX-420GI

CPU comparison

AMD A12-9800 or AMD GX-420GI - 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 A12-9800 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A12-9800 was released in Q3/2017.

The AMD GX-420GI has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD GX-420GI was released in Q2/2016.
AMD A (112) Family AMD G (38)
AMD A12-9800 (1) CPU group AMD G-Series 2nd Gen (11)
7 Generation 2
Excavator (Bristol Ridge) Architecture Temash (Jaguar+)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A12-9800 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A12-9800 is 3.80 GHz (4.20 GHz) while the AMD GX-420GI has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD GX-420GI is at 2.00 GHz (2.20 GHz).

AMD A12-9800 Characteristic AMD GX-420GI
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.80 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.20 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 A12-9800 Characteristic AMD GX-420GI
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Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A12-9800 or AMD GX-420GI has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) GPU AMD Radeon R7E
1.11 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.63 GHz
6 GPU Generation 3
28 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 0
8 Compute units 6
512 Shader 384
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 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) GPU AMD Radeon R7E
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 A12-9800 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The AMD GX-420GI supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 15.0 GB/s.

AMD A12-9800 Characteristic AMD GX-420GI
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1866
64 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 15.0 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
8 PCIe lanes 8
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 4.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A12-9800 is 65 W, while the AMD GX-420GI has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A12-9800 Characteristic AMD GX-420GI
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
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90 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The AMD A12-9800 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD GX-420GI is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

AMD A12-9800 Characteristic AMD GX-420GI
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
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, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
AM4 (PGA 1331) Socket FP4
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q2/2016
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A12-9800 (100%)
AMD GX-420GI (59%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A12-9800 (100%)
AMD GX-420GI (46%)

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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
607 (100%)
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
358 (59%)

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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1827 (100%)
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
842 (46%)

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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 1.11 GHz
1143 (100%)
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
AMD Radeon R7E @ 0.63 GHz
481 (42%)

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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
655 (100%)
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.20 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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1979 (100%)
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.00 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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
408 (100%)

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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
808 (100%)

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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
254 (100%)
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.20 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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
762 (100%)
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.00 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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1571 (100%)

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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
100 (100%)
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.20 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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
326 (100%)
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A12-9800 AMD GX-420GI
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