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General information
TypeCPU / Microprocessor
Market segmentMobile
Family
AMD A12-Series for Notebooks
Model number ? A12-9720P
CPU part number
  • AM972PADY44AB is an OEM/tray microprocessor [1]
Frequency ? 2700 MHz
Maximum turbo frequency3600 MHz
Packagemicro-BGA
SocketBGA (FP4)
Architecture / Microarchitecture
MicroarchitectureExcavator
Processor core ? Bristol Ridge
CPUID660F51
Manufacturing process0.028 micron
Data width64 bit
The number of CPU cores4
The number of threads4
Floating Point UnitIntegrated
Level 1 cache size ? 2 x 96 KB 3-way set associative shared instruction caches
4 x 32 KB 8-way set associative data caches
Level 2 cache size ? 2 x 1 MB 16-way set associative shared caches
Level 3 cache sizeNone
MultiprocessingUniprocessor
Extensions and Technologies
  • MMX instructions
  • Extensions to MMX
  • SSE / Streaming SIMD Extensions
  • SSE2 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 2
  • SSE3 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 3
  • SSSE3 / Supplemental Streaming SIMD Extensions 3
  • SSE4 / SSE4.1 + SSE4.2 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 4 ?
  • SSE4a ?
  • AES / Advanced Encryption Standard instructions
  • AVX / Advanced Vector Extensions
  • AVX2 / Advanced Vector Extensions 2.0
  • BMI / BMI1 + BMI2 / Bit Manipulation instructions
  • F16C / 16-bit Floating-Point conversion instructions
  • FMA3 / 3-operand Fused Multiply-Add instructions
  • FMA4 / 4-operand Fused Multiply-Add instructions
  • TBM / Trailing Bit Manipulation instructions
  • XOP / eXtended Operations instructions
  • AMD64 / AMD 64-bit technology ?
  • Turbo Core technology
  • AMD-V / AMD Virtualization technology
Security Features
  • EVP / Enhanced Virus Protection ?
  • SMEP / Secure Mode Execution Protection
Low power featuresPowerNow!
Integrated peripherals / components
Integrated graphicsGPU Type: Radeon R7 series
Shader cores: 512
Base frequency (MHz): 758
Memory controllerThe number of controllers: 1
Memory channels: 2
Supported memory: DDR4-1866
Maximum memory bandwidth (GB/s): 29.9
Other peripherals
  • PCI-Express 3.0 interface
  • Unified Video Decoder ?
  • Video Coding Engine ?
  • Secure processor
Electrical / Thermal parameters
Thermal Design Power ? 15 Watt
Notes on AMD A12-9720P
  • The processor supports configurable TDP of 12 Watt
  • The processor has the following security, data protection and/or software features: AMD StartNow technology and FreeSync.
  • The graphics unit has the following software features enabled: AMD Radeon Dual Graphics, Perfect Picture, Steady Video, Virtual Super Resolution, Eyefinity technology and Frame Rate Target Control.

 

[1] - Information is not confirmed

 

My laptop died a couple of days ago and I am considering this as a purchase. I am looking for good value and not necessary fast or big. I use this day to day and for going to meetings.

Thanks for any comments to help me decide.

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