AMD PRO A10-9700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-9700 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-9700

  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 90°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2385 vs 1643
  • 3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13926 vs 3649
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 19 April 2018 vs 3 October 2016
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
L2 cache 3 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2385 vs 1643
PassMark - CPU mark 13926 vs 3649

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-9700
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1643
2385
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3649
13926
Name AMD PRO A10-9700 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
PassMark - Single thread mark 1643 2385
PassMark - CPU mark 3649 13926
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 19.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 285.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 29.991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 92.013
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5755
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3662

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A10-9700 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 3 October 2016 19 April 2018
OPN Tray AD970BAGM44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 653 1276
Series AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Zen+
Launch price (MSRP) $229
OPN PIB YD260XBCAFBOX
Price now $218.99
Value for money (0-100) 19.29

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 3 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature 90°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 4.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of GPU cores 6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 209.78 mm
L1 cache 576 KB
L3 cache 16 MB
Number of threads 12
Transistor count 4940 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 1029 MHz
Processor graphics R7
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported AM4 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Wraith Spire

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x16

Advanced Technologies

AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0