AMD PRO A10-8730B vs AMD FX-7500

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8730B and AMD FX-7500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. 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 PRO A10-8730B

AMD FX-7500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8730B

Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1208 vs 974
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2382 vs 1960
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 916 vs 873

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1208 vs 974
PassMark - CPU mark	2382 vs 1960
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	916 vs 873

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-7500

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 344 vs 341

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	344 vs 341

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8730B
CPU 2: AMD FX-7500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1208

974

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2382

1960

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

341

344

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

916

873

Name	AMD PRO A10-8730B	AMD FX-7500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1208	974
PassMark - CPU mark	2382	1960
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	341	344
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	916	873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.008
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.57
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1212
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2174
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1212
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2174

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-8730B	AMD FX-7500
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	4 June 2014
OPN Tray	AM873BADY44AB	FM7500ECH44JA
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2421	2442
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Laptops	AMD FX-Series Processors for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Kaveri
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Compute Cores	10	10
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		245 mm
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		2410 Million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	1600 MHz
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz	553 MHz
Processor graphics	R5	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Enduro
iGPU core count		6
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		20 Watt
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0