AMD PRO A10-9700B vs AMD Pro A6-8500B
Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-9700B and AMD Pro A6-8500B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-9700B
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2545 vs 1601
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 24 October 2016 vs 3 June 2015 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz |
L2 cache | 2 MB vs 1 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2545 vs 1601 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Pro A6-8500B
- Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1340 vs 1294
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1340 vs 1294 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-9700B
CPU 2: AMD Pro A6-8500B
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD PRO A10-9700B | AMD Pro A6-8500B |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1294 | 1340 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2545 | 1601 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD PRO A10-9700B | AMD Pro A6-8500B | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD PRO A-Series Processors | AMD PRO A-Series Processors |
Launch date | 24 October 2016 | 3 June 2015 |
OPN Tray | AM970BADY44AB | |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit |
Place in performance rating | 1916 | 1901 |
Series | AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Laptops | AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Laptops |
Vertical segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Architecture codename | Carrizo | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 90°C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
Number of GPU cores | 6 | 4 |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Compute Cores | 6 | |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Transistor count | 3100 Million | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Supported memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1600 MHz |
Supported memory types | DDR3 / DDR3L-1600 | |
Graphics |
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Enduro | ||
Graphics max frequency | 758 MHz | 800 MHz |
Processor graphics | R7 | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics |
Switchable graphics | ||
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
iGPU core count | 256 | |
Number of pipelines | 256 | |
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Vulkan | ||
Compatibility |
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Configurable TDP | 12 Watt/15 Watt | |
Sockets supported | FP4 | FP4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
Advanced Technologies |
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AMD Secure technology | ||
DualGraphics | ||
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 | ||
RAID | ||
System Image Stability | ||
TrueAudio | ||
AMD App Acceleration | ||
AMD Elite Experiences | ||
AMD HD3D technology | ||
AMD Mantle API | ||
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) | ||
VirusProtect | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
IOMMU 2.0 | ||
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 |