AMD A12-9800 vs Intel Core i7-9800X

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AMD A12-9800 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-9800X
AMD A12-9800 Intel Core i7-9800X

CPU comparison

AMD A12-9800 or Intel Core i7-9800X - 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 Intel Core i7-9800X has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-9800X was released in Q4/2018.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD A12-9800 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 9000X (8)
7 Generation 9
Excavator (Bristol Ridge) Architecture Skylake X Refresh
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
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-- Successor --

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 Intel Core i7-9800X has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-9800X is at 3.80 GHz (4.50 GHz).

AMD A12-9800 Characteristic Intel Core i7-9800X
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.80 GHz Frequency 3.80 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.20 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 A12-9800 Characteristic Intel Core i7-9800X
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-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A12-9800 or Intel Core i7-9800X 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 no iGPU
1.11 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 A12-9800 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-9800X supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 85.4 GB/s.

AMD A12-9800 Characteristic Intel Core i7-9800X
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 85.4 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 16.50 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 44
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 43.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A12-9800 is 65 W, while the Intel Core i7-9800X has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A12-9800 Characteristic Intel Core i7-9800X
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD A12-9800 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-9800X is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 16.50 MB cache.

AMD A12-9800 Characteristic Intel Core i7-9800X
28 nm Technology 14 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 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
AM4 (PGA 1331) Socket LGA 2066
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q4/2018
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD A12-9800 (54%)
Intel Core i7-9800X (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD A12-9800 (17%)
Intel Core i7-9800X (100%)

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 (52%)
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1271 (100%)

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 (15%)
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
13067 (100%)

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 (53%)
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1155 (100%)

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 (19%)
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
9402 (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 (56%)
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
455 (100%)

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 (18%)
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
4338 (100%)

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%)
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1372 (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%)
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
7654 (100%)

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%)
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
@ 0.00 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%)
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
18113 (100%)

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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
4467 (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%)
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 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%)
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A12-9800 Intel Core i7-9800X
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