AMD PRO A10-9730B vs AMD PRO A6-9500

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-9730B and AMD PRO A6-9500 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-9730B

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-9500

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3.5 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-9730B
CPU 2: AMD PRO A6-9500

Name AMD PRO A10-9730B AMD PRO A6-9500
PassMark - Single thread mark 1520
PassMark - CPU mark 1784
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 19.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 280.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.599
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 97.416

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A10-9730B AMD PRO A6-9500

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date 24 October 2016 3 October 2016
OPN Tray AM973BAEY44AB AD950BAGM23AB
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 not rated 734
Series AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Laptops AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Laptop Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 2.8 GHz 3.5 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 6 6
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz 2400 MHz

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 900 MHz 1029 MHz
Processor graphics R7 R5
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 25 Watt/45 Watt 45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported FP4 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

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
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

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