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AMD A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-12490F
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD A12-9800
38 %
4C / 4T · 4.20 GHz
Intel Core i5-12490F
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD A12-9800
16 %
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
Intel Core i5-12490F
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.20 GHz
Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD A12-9800
38 %
4C / 4T · 4.20 GHz
Intel Core i5-12490F
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD A12-9800
34 %
4C / 4T · 4.20 GHz
Intel Core i5-12490F
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD A12-9800
16 %
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
Intel Core i5-12490F
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.20 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD A12-9800
21 %
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
Intel Core i5-12490F
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.20 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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AMD A12-9800 | Intel Core i5-12490F |
|---|---|---|
| Family | AMD A (112) | Intel Core i5 (336) |
| CPU group | AMD A12-9800 (1) | Intel Core i 12000 (34) |
| Architecture | Excavator (Bristol Ridge) | Alder Lake S |
| Technology | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | AM4 (PGA 1331) | LGA 1700 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor | Intel Core i5-13490F |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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AMD A12-9800 | Intel Core i5-12490F |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 6 / 12 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x Excavator | 6x Golden Cove |
| Frequency: | 3.80 GHz | 3.00 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.20 GHz | 4.60 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 4.20 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | 2.00 MB | 7.50 MB |
| L3-Cache | 18.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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AMD A12-9800 | Intel Core i5-12490F |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 1.11 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 8 / 512 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 28 nm | |
| Release date | Q2/2016 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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AMD A12-9800 | Intel Core i5-12490F |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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AMD A12-9800 | Intel Core i5-12490F |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s) | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 8 | 5.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 7.9 GB/s | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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AMD A12-9800 | Intel Core i5-12490F |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 117 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 90 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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AMD A12-9800 | Intel Core i5-12490F |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Unknown | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, 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, AVX2+ |
| Release date | Q3/2017 | Q1/2022 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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