A8-8600P vs A10-9700E

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Aggregate performance score

A10-9700E
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.03
+31%
A8-8600P
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.55

A10-9700E outperforms A8-8600P by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-9700E and A8-8600P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19012114
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Carrizo
Power efficiency5.494.19
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A10-9700E and A8-8600P 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3 GHz
L2 cache2048 KB2048 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A10-9700E and A8-8600P 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM4FP4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt12-35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-9700E and A8-8600P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataHSA 1.0
AES-NI++
FMA+FMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTC++
FreeSync++
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio++
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect++
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-9700E and A8-8600P are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-9700E and A8-8600P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3-2133
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core count66
Enduro++
Switchable graphics-+
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-9700E and A8-8600P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-9700E and A8-8600P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkan++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-9700E and A8-8600P.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes8no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-9700E 2.03
+31%
A8-8600P 1.55

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-9700E 3229
+31%
A8-8600P 2464

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.03 1.55
Recency 27 July 2017 3 June 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 12 Watt

A10-9700E has a 31% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

A8-8600P, on the other hand, has 191.7% lower power consumption.

The A10-9700E is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-8600P in performance tests.

Note that A10-9700E is a desktop processor while A8-8600P is a notebook one.


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