AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X vs AMD A10-9700E

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and AMD A10-9700E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

AMD A10-9700E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2257 vs 1470
5.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16908 vs 3180

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2018 vs 5 September 2016
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2257 vs 1470
PassMark - CPU mark	16908 vs 3180

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-9700E

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
CPU 2: AMD A10-9700E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2257

1470

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16908

3180

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X	AMD A10-9700E
PassMark - Single thread mark	2257	1470
PassMark - CPU mark	16908	3180

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X	AMD A10-9700E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Bristol Ridge
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	September 2018	5 September 2016
OPN Tray	YD27BXBAM88AF	AD9700AHM44AB
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	852	1614
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN PIB		AD9700AHABBOX
Price now		$69.99
Value for money (0-100)		19.72
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3 GHz
Die size	192 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	4800 million	1178 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		10
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Number of GPU cores		6
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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		847 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