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AMD PRO A12-9800

Benchmarks for the AMD PRO A12-9800 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 PRO A12-9800 Good for Gaming?

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AMD PRO A12-9800

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

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 4 (in 4 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 65 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 PRO A12-9800 R7, 12 COMPUTE CORES 4C+8G

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 22.22

Overall Rank:
2375th fastest in multithreading out of 5122 CPUs
2096th fastest in single threading out of 5122 CPUs
682nd fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $169.00 USD (2017-02-06)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3755

Single Thread Rating

1705

Samples: 33*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,099
Thread: 1,914

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD PRO A12-9800

Integer Math	19,603 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,349 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,390 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,199 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	63,964 KBytes/Sec
Physics	245 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,224 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,705 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD PRO A12-9800

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of May 2025

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of May 2025.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,701
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,314
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,138
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,862
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,476
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,655
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
AMD PRO A12-9800		3,755

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		166.89
Intel Core i9-13900K		149.37
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.21
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.93
AMD PRO A12-9800		22.22
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 20th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
AMD PRO A12-9800		1,705

Last 5 Baselines for AMD PRO A12-9800
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2481511 - Mar 14 2025		4133
BL2462763 - Mar 07 2025		3829
BL2061127 - Mar 25 2024		4015
BL1974667 - Dec 20 2023		3360
BL1974595 - Dec 20 2023		3283

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

Popular comparisons for AMD PRO A12-9800
As of 20th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD PRO A12-9800		3,755
AMD A10-9700 vs AMD PRO A12-9800		3,555 (-5.3%)
Intel Core i3-7300T @ 3.50GHz vs AMD PRO A12-9800		4,149 (+10.5%)
AMD PRO A10-9700 vs AMD PRO A12-9800		3,574 (-4.8%)
AMD PRO A12-9800E vs AMD PRO A12-9800		3,113 (-17.1%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD PRO A12-9800		4,127 (+9.9%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD PRO A12-9800		4,100 (+9.2%)
AMD A10-7890K vs AMD PRO A12-9800		3,558 (-5.3%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs AMD PRO A12-9800		3,388 (-9.8%)
Intel Core i5-6400T @ 2.20GHz vs AMD PRO A12-9800		4,267 (+13.6%)
AMD A12-9800E vs AMD PRO A12-9800		3,471 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i3-4370T @ 3.30GHz vs AMD PRO A12-9800		3,361 (-10.5%)
AMD A10-9700E vs AMD PRO A12-9800		3,235 (-13.9%)

Is the AMD PRO A12-9800 Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,504
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,325
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,847
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,511
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,284
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,810
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,682
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,527
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,417
AMD PRO A12-9800		340