AMD A12-9720P vs AMD GX-420GI

Let's find out which one of AMD GX-420GI and AMD A12-9720P is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD GX-420GI AMD A12-9720P
• Family
  AMD G AMD A
• CPU group
  AMD GX-420 AMD A12-9700
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  0 6

In this block we are going to compare AMD GX-420GI vs AMD A12-9720P by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  4 / 4 4 / 4
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Cores
  4x 4x Excavator
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  2.00 GHz 2.70 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  2.20 GHz 3.60 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  -- 2.90 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD GX-420GI and AMD A12-9720P along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon R7E AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
• GPU frequency
  0.63 GHz 0.76 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  6 8
• Shader
  384 512
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 2 GB
• Max. displays
  0 2
• Generation
  3 6
• Direct X
  0 12
• Technology
  0 28 nm
• Release date
  2014 Q2/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD GX-420GI and AMD A12-9720P. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No Decode
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD GX-420GI and AMD A12-9720P you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-1866 DDR4-1866
• Max. Memory
  64 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• Bandwidth
  30.0 GB/s 29.9 GB/s
• ECC
  No No
• PCIe
  3 x 8 3.0 x 8
• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD GX-420GI or AMD A12-9720P? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  16 W 15 W
• Tjunction max.
  90 \xc2\xb0C 90 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD GX-420GI and AMD A12-9720P CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  28 nm 28 nm
• Socket
  FP4 FP4
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Brown Falcon (Excavator) Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V AMD-V
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q4/2016
• Part Number
  GE420GAAY43KA --