Pro A10-8700B vs Ryzen 7 2700U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 2700U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.38
+208%
Pro A10-8700B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.42

Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Pro A10-8700B by a whopping 208% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700U and Pro A10-8700B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13562212
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Carrizo
Power efficiency27.123.77
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700U and Pro A10-8700B 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.2 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB2048 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Number of transistors4950 Million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700U and Pro A10-8700B 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFP5FP4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt12 - 35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700U and Pro A10-8700B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTHSA 1.0
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700U and Pro A10-8700B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700U and Pro A10-8700B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3/DDR3L-2133
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Number of pipelinesno data384
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 2700U and Pro A10-8700B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 2700U and Pro A10-8700B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700U and Pro A10-8700B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12no 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.

Ryzen 7 2700U 4.38
+208%
Pro A10-8700B 1.42

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.

Ryzen 7 2700U 6825
+209%
Pro A10-8700B 2212

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.

Ryzen 7 2700U 815
+76.8%
Pro A10-8700B 461

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.

Ryzen 7 2700U 2461
+148%
Pro A10-8700B 992

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.

Ryzen 7 2700U 4515
+105%
Pro A10-8700B 2200

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.

Ryzen 7 2700U 13729
+132%
Pro A10-8700B 5907

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.

Ryzen 7 2700U 6072
+117%
Pro A10-8700B 2798

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 7 2700U 8.55
+259%
Pro A10-8700B 30.7

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 7 2700U 8
+229%
Pro A10-8700B 2

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 7 2700U 644
+235%
Pro A10-8700B 192

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 2700U 144
+105%
Pro A10-8700B 70

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 2700U 1.65
+101%
Pro A10-8700B 0.82

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 7 2700U 36
+301%
Pro A10-8700B 9

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 7 2700U 128
+182%
Pro A10-8700B 45

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Ryzen 7 2700U 11434
+319%
Pro A10-8700B 2728

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Ryzen 7 2700U 3249
+242%
Pro A10-8700B 950

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.38 1.42
Recency 26 October 2017 3 June 2015
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 12 Watt

Ryzen 7 2700U has a 208.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Pro A10-8700B, on the other hand, has 25% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 2700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A10-8700B in performance tests.


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