AMD A12-9720P

Benchmarks for the AMD A12-9720P can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD A12-9720P Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Compare List
Add other CPU:

AMD A12-9720P

Description: RADEON R7, 12 COMPUTE CORES 4C+8G

Class: Laptop

Socket: FP4

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 4 (in 4 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 15 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 96 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 1024 KB

Other names: AMD A12-9720P RADEON R7, 12 COMPUTE CORES 4C+8G

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2017

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
3193rd fastest in multithreading out of 5790 CPUs
3141st fastest in single threading out of 5790 CPUs
708th fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2629

Single Thread Rating

1287

Samples: 601*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,968
Thread: 1,421

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A12-9720P

Integer Math	14,201 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,375 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,635 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	821.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	44,051 KBytes/Sec
Physics	185 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,542 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,287 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A12-9720P

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Search for AMD A12-9720P
from the Featured Merchants below:

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Lenovo 320-15 - 15.6" HD - AMD A12-9720P - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - Gray	$484.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Chromebook 315 Laptop Computer/ 15.6" Screen for Business Student/ AMD Quad-Core A12-9720P0 up to 3.6GHz/ 4GB DDR4/ iPuzzle 32GB eMMC/ 802.11AC WiFi/ Work from Home/ Silver/ Chrome OS	$188.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo IdeaPad 320 AMD A12-9720P 1TB HD 8GB 15.6 HD LED Laptop	$798.88 (www.amazon.com)

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,258
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,621
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,756
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,477
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,132
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,596
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,393
AMD A12-9720P		2,629

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.27
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.01
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
AMD A12-9720P		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,504
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,887
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,615
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391
AMD A12-9720P		1,287

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A12-9720P
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3277730 - Feb 10 2026		3048
BL3277247 - Feb 10 2026		2978
BL3253095 - Jan 31 2026		1712
BL3253093 - Jan 31 2026		1712
BL3250063 - Jan 29 2026		2957

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD A12-9720P
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A12-9720P		2,629
Intel Core i5-6360U @ 2.00GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		3,126 (+18.9%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		3,037 (+15.5%)
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		2,724 (+3.6%)
Intel Core i3-7020U @ 2.30GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		2,569 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i5-7Y57 @ 1.20GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		2,563 (-2.5%)
AMD A10-9620P vs AMD A12-9720P		2,521 (-4.1%)
Intel Core i3-6006U @ 2.00GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		2,275 (-13.5%)
Intel Pentium 4415U @ 2.30GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		2,256 (-14.2%)
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		3,274 (+24.5%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		3,201 (+21.8%)
AMD A12-9730P vs AMD A12-9720P		3,005 (+14.3%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		2,990 (+13.7%)

Is the AMD A12-9720P Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,408
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,990
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,912
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,884
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,759
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,904
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,756
AMD A12-9720P		257

CPU Benchmarks

CPU Benchmarks

AMD A12-9720P

Add CPUs to start comparisons

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A12-9720P

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A12-9720P

Machines with this CPU (or similar)