AMD PRO A10-9700 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-9700 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-9700

  • Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 68°C
  • 3.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 250 Watt
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 68°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 250 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
  • 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2325 vs 1643
  • 8.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29949 vs 3649
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2018 vs 3 October 2016
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 24 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache 12 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2325 vs 1643
PassMark - CPU mark 29949 vs 3649

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-9700
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1643
2325
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3649
29949
Name AMD PRO A10-9700 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
PassMark - Single thread mark 1643 2325
PassMark - CPU mark 3649 29949
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 1016
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 10347

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A10-9700 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 3 October 2016 October 2018
OPN Tray AD970BAGM44AB YD297XAZUHCAF
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 654 864
Series AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Zen
OPN PIB YD297XAZAFWOF
Price now $1,299.99
Value for money (0-100) 3.52

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 68°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 4.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 24
Number of GPU cores 6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 213 mm
L1 cache 2304 KB
L3 cache 64 MB
Number of threads 48
Transistor count 19200 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
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 sTR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 250 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Not included

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0

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 SenseMI
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0