AMD PRO A10-8730B vs AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8730B and AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56 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 Turion 64 X2 TL-56

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8730B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 83% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 90 / 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 89% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1129 vs 597
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2302 vs 514

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 90 / 65 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129 vs 597
PassMark - CPU mark	2302 vs 514

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56

2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 929 vs 341
Around 70% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1559 vs 916

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	929 vs 341
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1559 vs 916

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8730B
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1129

597

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2302

514

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

341

929

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

916

1559

Name	AMD PRO A10-8730B	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129	597
PassMark - CPU mark	2302	514
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	341	929
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	916	1559

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-8730B	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD Turion
Launch date	Q3 2016	4 May 2007
OPN Tray	AM873BADY44AB	TMDTL56HAX5DM
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2577	2570
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Laptops	AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Trinidad / Tyler
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	1.8 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 / 65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		31 Watt
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)