AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD PRO A6-9500

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and AMD PRO A6-9500 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
  • 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
  • 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2661 vs 1520
  • 12.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22576 vs 1770
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2019 vs 3 October 2016
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 12 vs 2
Maximum frequency 5 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache 512K (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2661 vs 1520
PassMark - CPU mark 22576 vs 1770

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-9500

  • Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.599 vs 9.915
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 97.416 vs 90.664
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.599 vs 9.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 97.416 vs 90.664

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU 2: AMD PRO A6-9500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2661
1520
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22576
1770
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
9.915
30.599
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
90.664
97.416
Name AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD PRO A6-9500
PassMark - Single thread mark 2661 1520
PassMark - CPU mark 22576 1770
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 9.915 30.599
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 90.664 97.416
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

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD PRO A6-9500

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2
Launch date December 2019 3 October 2016
Place in performance rating 902 667
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD950BAGM23AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 4.2 GHz 3.5 GHz
L1 cache 96K (per core)
L2 cache 512K (per core) 1 MB
L3 cache 32MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 28 nm
Maximum frequency 5 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 12 2
Number of threads 24
Transistor count 19,200 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Number of GPU cores 6

Memory

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

Compatibility

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

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 1029 MHz
Processor graphics R5
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0