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.

AMD PRO A10-8730B

AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

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: 1187 vs 681
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2355 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	1187 vs 681
PassMark - CPU mark	2355 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

1187

681

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2355

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	1187	681
PassMark - CPU mark	2355	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	2538
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™)