A10-6700 vs Pro A10-8700B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A10-8700B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.38
A10-6700
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.95
+41.3%

A10-6700 outperforms Pro A10-8700B by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22371953
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency3.732.84
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700 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 speed1.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cacheno data192 KB
L2 cache2048 KB4096 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4FM2
Power consumption (TDP)12 - 35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0no data
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4FMA4
AVXAVXAVX
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect++
RAID+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133DDR3-1866
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R6 GraphicsAMD Radeon HD 8670D
iGPU core count6no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์384384
Enduro++
Switchable graphics++
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 11
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700.

PCIe version3.02.0

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 A10-8700B 1.38
A10-6700 1.95
+41.3%

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 A10-8700B 2189
A10-6700 3105
+41.8%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pro A10-8700B 461
+2.2%
A10-6700 451

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pro A10-8700B 992
A10-6700 1099
+10.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.38 1.95
Recency 3 June 2015 1 June 2013
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 65 Watt

Pro A10-8700B has an age advantage of 2 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 441.7% lower power consumption.

A10-6700, on the other hand, has a 41.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The A10-6700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A10-8700B in performance tests.

Be aware that Pro A10-8700B is a notebook processor while A10-6700 is a desktop one.


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