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?

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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:
2633rd fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
2593rd fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
604th fastest in out of 1435 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2656

Single Thread Rating

1314

Samples: 502*
*Margin for error: Low

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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A12-9720P

Integer Math	14,459 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,438 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,713 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	826.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	44,486 KBytes/Sec
Physics	187 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,546 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,314 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A12-9720P

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	Lenovo 320-15 - 15.6" HD - AMD A12-9720P - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - Gray	$528.18 (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	$198.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS VivoBook F510QA 15.6" WideView FHD Laptop, AMD Quad Core A12-9720P, 4GB DDR4, 128GB SSD, Windows 10	$395.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS VivoBook 14 inch FHD Laptop, AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, 12GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit Keyboard, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics, Win10, Slate Grey with Accessories	$649.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS VivoBook 14'' FHD Laptop, AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, 12GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit Keyboard, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics, Win10, Slate Grey with Accessories, F412DA	$618.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,084
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,416
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,478
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,567
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,017
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,835
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,803
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,728
AMD A12-9720P		2,656

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.48
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.25
AMD A12-9720P		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,073
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,675
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,612
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,441
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,421
AMD A12-9720P		1,314

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A12-9720P
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2259013 - Nov 29 2024		2938
BL2249831 - Nov 19 2024		2511
BL2230583 - Oct 27 2024		854
BL2230381 - Oct 27 2024		3043
BL2209509 - Oct 02 2024		2799

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

Popular comparisons for AMD A12-9720P
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A12-9720P		2,656
Intel Core i5-6360U @ 2.00GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		3,102 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		3,022 (+13.8%)
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		2,725 (+2.6%)
AMD A10-9620P vs AMD A12-9720P		2,538 (-4.4%)
Intel Core i3-6006U @ 2.00GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		2,276 (-14.3%)
Intel Pentium 4415U @ 2.30GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		2,236 (-15.8%)
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		3,275 (+23.3%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		3,231 (+21.7%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		2,996 (+12.8%)
AMD A12-9730P vs AMD A12-9720P		2,980 (+12.2%)
Intel Core m3-7Y32 @ 1.10GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		2,733 (+2.9%)
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs AMD A12-9720P		2,634 (-0.8%)

Is the AMD A12-9720P Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,091
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,006
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,913
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,823
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,585
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,338
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,262
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,217
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,200
Intel Core i7-14650HX		5,997
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,940
AMD A12-9720P		261

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