AMD A12-9700P Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2022-03-08

The AMD A12-9700P is a 4 core processor. It can handle 4 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q4/2016. The AMD A12-9700P is based on the 6. generation of the AMD A series and requires a mainboard with the socket FP4. The AMD A12-9700P scores 481 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 1,239 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the AMD A12-9700P belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the AMD A12-9700P.
Name:	AMD A12-9700P
Family:	AMD A (112)
CPU group:	AMD A12-9700 (2)
Architecture:	Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	6
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 4 CPU cores of the AMD A12-9700P clock with 2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x Excavator

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	2.70 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge), the AMD A12-9700P has an build in graphic solution. It has 8 SM processors, which have a total of 512 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
GPU frequency:	0.76 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	8
Shader:	512
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q2/2016

Max. displays:	2
Generation:	6
Direct X:	12
Technology:	28 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The AMD A12-9700P supports up to 64 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 29.9 GB/s.

DDR4-1866	29.9 GB/s
Max. Memory:	64 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 8
PCIe Bandwidth:	7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The AMD A12-9700P has a TDP of 15 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	15 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	90 °C

Technical details

The AMD A12-9700P has a 2.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	28 nm
Chip design:
Socket:	FP4
L2-Cache:	2.00 MB
L3-Cache:	--
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:

Virtualization:	AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
Release date:	Q4/2016
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD A12-9700P have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	Intel Celeron J4125 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	482
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	482
	Intel Pentium Silver J5005 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	482
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	481
	Intel Celeron 3867U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	480
	Intel Celeron 3865U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	480
	Intel Core2 Duo E8500 2C 2T @ 3.16 GHz	479

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 Athlon II X4 630 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1244
	Intel Pentium G3450T 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	1240
	MediaTek Helio P65 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1240
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1239
	AMD A10-9620P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1239
	Intel Pentium 4405U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	1236
	UNISOC T610 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	1234

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.


	Intel Core i9-12900K Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz	794
	Intel Core i9-12900T Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz	794
	AMD A10-9700 AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge) @ 1.03 GHz	787
	AMD A12-9700P AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz	782
	AMD A12-9720P AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz	782
	AMD FX-9800P AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz	782
	Intel Core i5-14600 Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz	768

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 A10-5750M 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	73
	AMD A10-5757M 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	73
	Intel Core i3-4100U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	73
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	72
	AMD A10-9600P 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	72
	Intel Celeron 3867U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	71
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	71

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.


	Intel Core m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	227
	AMD A10-9620P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	226
	Intel Core i5-3337U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	224
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	223
	AMD Athlon II X4 610e 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	223
	Intel Core i5-3437U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	223
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	221

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,042 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,101 entries

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