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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
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Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
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About This Product
The AMD A12-9800 is a 4-core, 4-thread desktop APU with a base clock of 3.8 GHz and a boost clock of 4.2 GHz. Its integrated graphics are suitable for basic desktop use and very light gaming at low resolutions and settings. For its price, it offers limited CPU performance compared to modern budget CPUs and integrated graphics are significantly weaker than entry-level dedicated GPUs.
Verdict
βSuitable for basic office tasks and web browsing on a tight budget.β
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Render Workloads
Next-Gen Scale
Cross-Platform
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
30.4 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
39.6 pts/$
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