The AMD A12-9800E is a desktop processor with 4 cores, launched in July 2017. It is part of the A12 lineup, using the Bristol Ridge architecture with Socket AM4. A12-9800E has 2 MB of L2 cache and operates at 3.1 GHz by default, but can boost up to 3.8 GHz, depending on the workload. AMD is making the A12-9800E on a 28 nm production node using 3,100 million transistors. The silicon die of the chip is not fabricated at AMD, but at the foundry of GlobalFoundries. The multiplier is locked on A12-9800E, which limits its overclocking potential.
With a TDP of 35 W, the A12-9800E consumes only little energy. AMD's processor supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel interface. For communication with other components in the system, A12-9800E uses a PCI-Express Gen 3 connection. This processor features the Radeon R7 integrated graphics solution.
Hardware virtualization is available on the A12-9800E, which greatly improves virtual machine performance. Programs using Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) can run on this processor, boosting performance for calculation-heavy applications. Besides AVX, AMD is including the newer AVX2 standard, too, but not AVX-512.