Ryzen 5 3500U vs A10-6700

Primary details

Comparing A10-6700 and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1826	1252
Place by popularity	not in top-100	32
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.52	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Picasso-U (Zen+)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price	$61	$672

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A10-6700 and Ryzen 5 3500U 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128K (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Die size	246 mm2	209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	4500 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A10-6700 and Ryzen 5 3500U 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	FM2	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-6700 and Ryzen 5 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	1	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	AVX	+
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
RAID	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-6700 and Ryzen 5 3500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-6700 and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8670D	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Number of pipelines	384	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-6700 and Ryzen 5 3500U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-6700 and Ryzen 5 3500U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-6700 and Ryzen 5 3500U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

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.

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms A10-6700 by 122% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.02	4.49
Integrated graphics card	1.37	4.49
Recency	1 June 2013	6 January 2019
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

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