AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD PRO A10-9700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and AMD PRO A10-9700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 - 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 9 3950X

AMD PRO A10-9700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
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 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2705 vs 1643
10.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38809 vs 3649

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 Nov 2019 vs 3 October 2016
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	8 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705 vs 1643
PassMark - CPU mark	38809 vs 3649

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-9700

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
CPU 2: AMD PRO A10-9700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2705

1643

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38809

3649

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X	AMD PRO A10-9700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705	1643
PassMark - CPU mark	38809	3649
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	14150
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		19.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		285.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		29.991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		92.013

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X	AMD PRO A10-9700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Launch date	25 Nov 2019	3 October 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$749
OPN PIB	100-100000051WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000051	AD970BAGM44AB
Place in performance rating	593	658
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 A10 APU for Desktops
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Number of GPU cores		6
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		1029 MHz
Processor graphics		R7
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
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