AMD PRO A6-9500 vs AMD PRO A10-9700

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-9500 and AMD PRO A10-9700 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-9500

  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.599 vs 29.991
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 97.416 vs 92.013
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.599 vs 29.991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 97.416 vs 92.013

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-9700

  • 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 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1644 vs 1520
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3652 vs 1784
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 19.763 vs 19.633
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 285.697 vs 280.611
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1644 vs 1520
PassMark - CPU mark 3652 vs 1784
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 19.763 vs 19.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 285.697 vs 280.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.631 vs 1.627

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-9500
CPU 2: AMD PRO A10-9700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1520
1644
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1784
3652
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
19.633
19.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
280.611
285.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.627
1.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
30.599
29.991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
97.416
92.013
Name AMD PRO A6-9500 AMD PRO A10-9700
PassMark - Single thread mark 1520 1644
PassMark - CPU mark 1784 3652
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 19.633 19.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 280.611 285.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.627 1.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.599 29.991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 97.416 92.013

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A6-9500 AMD PRO A10-9700

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date 3 October 2016 3 October 2016
OPN Tray AD950BAGM23AB 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 735 728
Series AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.5 GHz
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
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 1029 MHz 1029 MHz
Processor graphics R5 R7
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

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

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0