AMD A10-8700P vs AMD A6-7000

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-8700P and AMD A6-7000 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A10-8700P

AMD A6-7000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-8700P

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 17 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1142 vs 857
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2237 vs 1010

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 June 2015 vs 1 June 2014
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1142 vs 857
PassMark - CPU mark	2237 vs 1010

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7000

3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1273 vs 372
Around 80% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1841 vs 1022

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1273 vs 372
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1841 vs 1022

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-8700P
CPU 2: AMD A6-7000

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1142

857

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2237

1010

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

372

1273

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1022

1841

Name	AMD A10-8700P	AMD A6-7000
PassMark - Single thread mark	1142	857
PassMark - CPU mark	2237	1010
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	372	1273
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1022	1841
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.577
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.129
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.403
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.048
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	875
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1563
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4890
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	875
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1563
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4890

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-8700P	AMD A6-7000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Carrizo	Kaveri
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 June 2015	1 June 2014
OPN Tray	AM870PAAY43KA	AM7000ECH23JA
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2047	2082
Series	AMD A10-Series APU for AIOs	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	All-in-One	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Compute Cores	10	5
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6	3
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	3100 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3U-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1600
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	533 MHz
iGPU core count	6	3
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP4	FT3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	17 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0