AMD PRO A8-9630B vs AMD PRO A10-9730B

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A8-9630B and AMD PRO A10-9730B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

AMD PRO A8-9630B

AMD PRO A10-9730B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-9730B

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A8-9630B	AMD PRO A10-9730B
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	24 October 2016	24 October 2016
OPN Tray	AM963BAEY44AB	AM973BAEY44AB
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	not rated
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Laptops	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	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	800 MHz	900 MHz
Processor graphics	R5	R7
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	25 Watt/45 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 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