AMD Pro A10-8700B vs AMD A10-7300

Comparative analysis of AMD Pro A10-8700B and AMD A10-7300 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

AMD Pro A10-8700B

AMD A10-7300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Pro A10-8700B

CPU is newer: launch date 0 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 20 Watt
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1122 vs 861
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2217 vs 1739
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 325 vs 303
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 883 vs 794
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.722 vs 0.897
Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.138 vs 0.124
56.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 21.35 vs 0.375
Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.422 vs 2.351

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 June 2015 vs 4 June 2014
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 20 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1122 vs 861
PassMark - CPU mark	2217 vs 1739
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	325 vs 303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	883 vs 794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.722 vs 0.897
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.138 vs 0.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	21.35 vs 0.375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.422 vs 2.351

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7300

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 10.705 vs 2.877
Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2948 vs 1763
Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2948 vs 1763

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.705 vs 2.877
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2948 vs 1763
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2948 vs 1763

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Pro A10-8700B
CPU 2: AMD A10-7300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1122

861

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2217

1739

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

325

303

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

883

794

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.722

0.897

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.877

10.705

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.138

0.124

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

21.35

0.375

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.422

2.351

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1763

2948

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1763

2948

Name	AMD Pro A10-8700B	AMD A10-7300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1122	861
PassMark - CPU mark	2217	1739
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	325	303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	883	794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.722	0.897
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2.877	10.705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.138	0.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	21.35	0.375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.422	2.351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1763	2948
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1763	2948
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		994
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1904
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		994
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1904

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Pro A10-8700B	AMD A10-7300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Carrizo	Kaveri
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 June 2015	4 June 2014
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2260	2251
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Laptops	AMD A10-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
OPN Tray		AM7300ECH44JA
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.8 GHz	1.9 GHz
Compute Cores	10	10
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6	6
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	3100 Million	2410 Million
Unlocked
Die size		245 mm
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3 / DDR3L-2133	Not Listed
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	553 MHz
iGPU core count	384	6
Number of pipelines	384
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP4	FP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	20 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0