A9-9400 SoC vs A10-8700P

Primary details

Comparing A10-8700P and A9-9400 SoC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2197	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Carrizo	no data
Power efficiency	3.81	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A10-8700P and A9-9400 SoC basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	160 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	125 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A10-8700P and A9-9400 SoC compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1
Socket	FP4	FT4
Power consumption (TDP)	12 - 35 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-8700P and A9-9400 SoC. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	AVX	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-8700P and A9-9400 SoC are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-8700P and A9-9400 SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	Radeon R5 3CU
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-8700P and A9-9400 SoC integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-8700P and A9-9400 SoC integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-8700P and A9-9400 SoC.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 June 2015	31 May 2016
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	10 Watt

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