AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G vs AMD PRO A6-9500

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G and AMD PRO A6-9500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G

AMD PRO A6-9500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.8 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: 7 nm vs 28 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2691 vs 1520
10.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19439 vs 1784

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs 3 October 2016
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2691 vs 1520
PassMark - CPU mark	19439 vs 1784

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
CPU 2: AMD PRO A6-9500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2691

1520

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19439

1784

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G	AMD PRO A6-9500
PassMark - Single thread mark	2691	1520
PassMark - CPU mark	19439	1784
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
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		30.599
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		97.416

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G	AMD PRO A6-9500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	3 October 2016
OPN Tray	100-000000146	AD950BAGM23AB
Place in performance rating	725	717
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
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
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of GPU cores	8	6
Number of threads	16
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	2000 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Graphics	R5
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		1029 MHz
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45-65 Watt	45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
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
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0