AMD PRO A10-8730B vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8730B and AMD Athlon X2 QL-65 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8730B

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.1 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 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1185 vs 681
  • 3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2344 vs 637
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1185 vs 681
PassMark - CPU mark 2344 vs 637

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 873 vs 341
  • Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1465 vs 916
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 873 vs 341
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1465 vs 916

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8730B
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1185
681
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2344
637
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
341
873
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
916
1465
Name AMD PRO A10-8730B AMD Athlon X2 QL-65
PassMark - Single thread mark 1185 681
PassMark - CPU mark 2344 637
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 341 873
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 916 1465

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A10-8730B AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date Q3 2016 1 September 2009
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 2529 2537
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 2.1 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
Maximum core temperature 100 °C
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 S1g2
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™)