A6-7310 vs PRO A10-9700

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Aggregate performance score

PRO A10-9700
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.29
+35.5%
A6-7310
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.69

PRO A10-9700 outperforms A6-7310 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing PRO A10-9700 and A6-7310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18182062
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series
Power efficiency3.336.40
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Carrizo-L (2015)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)7 May 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A10-9700 and A6-7310 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 speed3.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.4 GHz
L2 cache2048 KB2048 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C90 °C
Number of transistors3,100 million930 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on PRO A10-9700 and A6-7310 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)65 Watt12-25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A10-9700 and A6-7310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT
AES-NI++
FMA+FMA4
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A10-9700 and A6-7310 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A10-9700 and A6-7310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3L-1866
Max memory channels21

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon R4 Graphics
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro++
Switchable graphics-+
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A10-9700 and A6-7310 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A10-9700 and A6-7310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkan++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A10-9700 and A6-7310.

PCIe version3.02.0
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.

PRO A10-9700 2.29
+35.5%
A6-7310 1.69

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.

PRO A10-9700 3639
+35.3%
A6-7310 2689

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.29 1.69
Recency 27 July 2017 7 May 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 12 Watt

PRO A10-9700 has a 35.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

A6-7310, on the other hand, has 441.7% lower power consumption.

The PRO A10-9700 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-7310 in performance tests.

Note that PRO A10-9700 is a desktop processor while A6-7310 is a notebook one.


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