AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD A10-9700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and AMD A10-9700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
  • Around 32% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2661 vs 1609
  • 6.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22582 vs 3537
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1253 vs 493
  • 5.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8651 vs 1465
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 90.664 vs 87.933
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2019 vs 27 July 2017
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Maximum frequency 5 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache 512K (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2661 vs 1609
PassMark - CPU mark 22582 vs 3537
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1253 vs 493
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8651 vs 1465
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 90.664 vs 87.933

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-9700

  • Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 27.928 vs 9.915
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 27.928 vs 9.915

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU 2: AMD A10-9700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2661
1609
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22582
3537
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1253
493
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
8651
1465
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
9.915
27.928
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
90.664
87.933
Name AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD A10-9700
PassMark - Single thread mark 2661 1609
PassMark - CPU mark 22582 3537
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1253 493
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8651 1465
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6052 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 9.915 27.928
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 90.664 87.933
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 20.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 227.004
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.533
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1358
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2370
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7174
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1358
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2370
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7174

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD A10-9700

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Bristol Ridge
Launch date December 2019 27 July 2017
Place in performance rating 902 922
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP) $90
OPN PIB AD9700AGABBOX
OPN Tray AD9700AGM44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $79.99
Series AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100) 20.04

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 4.2 GHz 3.5 GHz
L1 cache 96K (per core)
L2 cache 512K (per core) 2 MB
L3 cache 32MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 28 nm
Maximum frequency 5 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 12 4
Number of threads 24
Transistor count 19,200 million 1178 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores 10
Die size 246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Number of GPU cores 6

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4
Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt
Configurable TDP 45/65 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 1029 MHz
iGPU core count 6
Processor graphics Radeon R7 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX DirectX® 12
Vulkan

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8
PCI Express revision 3.0 x8