AMD PRO A10-8730B vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8730B and AMD Athlon X2 QL-60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD PRO A10-8730B

AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8730B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 74% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1131 vs 654
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2307 vs 652

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131 vs 654
PassMark - CPU mark	2307 vs 652

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 832 vs 341
Around 55% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1418 vs 916

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	832 vs 341
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1418 vs 916

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8730B
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1131

654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2307

652

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

341

832

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

916

1418

Name	AMD PRO A10-8730B	AMD Athlon X2 QL-60
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131	654
PassMark - CPU mark	2307	652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	341	832
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	916	1418

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-8730B	AMD Athlon X2 QL-60
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	3 June 2008
OPN Tray	AM873BADY44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2568	2578
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Laptops	2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Lion
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
Number of threads		2
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz
Processor graphics	R5
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	S1
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)