Core 2 Duo SU9300 vs Pro A10-8700B

Place in the ranking	2232	3103
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Carrizo	Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	3.71	2.92
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	20 August 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pro A10-8700B and Core 2 Duo SU9300 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	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	800 MHz
L2 cache	2048 KB	3 MB
L3 cache	no data	3 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.05V-1.15V

Compatibility

Information on Pro A10-8700B and Core 2 Duo SU9300 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.

Socket	FP4	BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)	12 - 35 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core 2 Duo SU9300. 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	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
RAID	+	-
HSA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Pro A10-8700B and Core 2 Duo SU9300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core 2 Duo SU9300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core 2 Duo SU9300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L-2133	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	6	no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์	384	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A10-8700B and Core 2 Duo SU9300 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core 2 Duo SU9300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core 2 Duo SU9300.

PCIe version

3.0

no 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 A10-8700B 1.38
+345%

Core 2 Duo SU9300 0.31

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pro A10-8700B 2200
+58.1%

Core 2 Duo SU9300 1392

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pro A10-8700B 5907
+140%

Core 2 Duo SU9300 2463

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pro A10-8700B 2798
+172%

Core 2 Duo SU9300 1028

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.38	0.31
Recency	3 June 2015	20 August 2008
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	10 Watt

Pro A10-8700B has a 345.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo SU9300, on the other hand, has 20% lower power consumption.

The Pro A10-8700B is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo SU9300 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pro A10-8700B and Core 2 Duo SU9300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.