AMD A12-9800 vs Nintendo Switch
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CPU comparisonAMD A12-9800 or Nintendo Switch - 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 Nintendo Switch has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.75 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Nintendo Switch was released in Q1/2017. |
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| AMD A (112) | Family | NVIDIA Tegra (2) |
| AMD A12-9800 (1) | CPU group | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (2) |
| 7 | Generation | 2 |
| Excavator (Bristol Ridge) | Architecture | Cortex-A57/-A53 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 Nintendo Switch has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Nintendo Switch is at 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz). |
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| AMD A12-9800 | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.80 GHz (4.20 GHz) 4x Excavator |
A-Core | 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz) 4x Cortex-A57 |
| -- | B-Core | 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz) 4x Cortex-A53 |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The AMD A12-9800 or Nintendo Switch 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. |
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| AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) | GPU | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) |
| 1.11 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.30 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.77 GHz |
| 6 | GPU Generation | 1 |
| 28 nm | Technology | 20 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 1 |
| 8 | Compute units | 2 |
| 512 | Shader | 256 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) | GPU | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| Decode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe 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 Nintendo Switch supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s. |
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| AMD A12-9800 | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
| DDR4-2400 | Memory | LPDDR4-3200 |
| 64 GB | Max. Memory | 4 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 2.00 MB | L2 Cache | 2.50 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 8 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 7.9 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A12-9800 is 65 W, while the Nintendo Switch has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| AMD A12-9800 | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
| 65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 5 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | 5 W |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD A12-9800 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Nintendo Switch is manufactured in 20 nm and has a 2.50 MB cache. |
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| AMD A12-9800 | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
| 28 nm | Technology | 20 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 | ISA extensions | -- |
| AM4 (PGA 1331) | Socket | -- |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | |
| Q3/2017 | Release date | Q1/2017 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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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.
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AMD A12-9800
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 1.11 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) @ 0.77 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz |
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