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).

AMD PRO A10-9730B

AMD PRO A6-9500

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		1770
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	667
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