m5-6Y57 vs PRO A10-9700

Primary details

Comparing PRO A10-9700 and Core m5-6Y57 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1800	2154
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core m5
Power efficiency	3.35	28.01
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Skylake-Y (2015)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$281

Detailed specifications

PRO A10-9700 and Core m5-6Y57 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	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	11
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	250 mm2	98.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	3,100 million	1750 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on PRO A10-9700 and Core m5-6Y57 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	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	4.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A10-9700 and Core m5-6Y57. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Smart Response	no data	+

Security technologies

PRO A10-9700 and Core m5-6Y57 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A10-9700 and Core m5-6Y57 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A10-9700 and Core m5-6Y57. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 515
iGPU core count	6	no data
Max video memory	no data	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Enduro	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	900 MHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A10-9700 and Core m5-6Y57 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by PRO A10-9700 and Core m5-6Y57 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A10-9700 and Core m5-6Y57 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A10-9700 and Core m5-6Y57.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	8	10

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.30	1.48
Recency	27 July 2017	1 September 2015
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	4 Watt

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