AMD Ryzen 7 7736U vs AMD A12-9800

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AMD Ryzen 7 7736U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A12-9800
AMD Ryzen 7 7736U AMD A12-9800

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 7 7736U or AMD A12-9800 - 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 Ryzen 7 7736U has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 7736U was released in Q4/2022.

The AMD A12-9800 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A12-9800 was released in Q3/2017.
AMD Ryzen 7 (68) Family AMD A (112)
AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9) CPU group AMD A12-9800 (1)
5 Generation 7
Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Architecture Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 7736U is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (4.70 GHz). The AMD A12-9800 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.80 GHz (4.20 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 7 7736U Characteristic AMD A12-9800
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 3.80 GHz
4.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Ryzen 7 7736U Characteristic AMD A12-9800
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Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon 680M GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
2.00 GHz GPU frequency 1.11 GHz
2.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation 6
6 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units 8
768 Shader 512
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 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 680M GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 7 7736U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A12-9800 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 7 7736U Characteristic AMD A12-9800
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800 Memory DDR4-2400
64 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
15 PCIe lanes 8
29.5 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 7 7736U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD A12-9800 is 65 W.

AMD Ryzen 7 7736U Characteristic AMD A12-9800
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 7736U has a 20.00 MB cache, while the AMD A12-9800 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 7 7736U Characteristic AMD A12-9800
6 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
FP7 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2022 Release date Q3/2017
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 7736U (100%)
AMD A12-9800 (40%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 7736U (100%)
AMD A12-9800 (27%)

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 Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1529 (100%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
607 (40%)

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 Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
6882 (100%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1827 (27%)

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 Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.20 GHz
3379 (100%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 1.11 GHz
1143 (34%)

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 Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
655 (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 Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1979 (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 Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1866 (100%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
7967 (100%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
254 (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 Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
762 (100%)

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 Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
21050 (100%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
100 (100%)

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 Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
326 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 7 7736U AMD A12-9800
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