Ryzen 9 3950X vs A10-6700

Primary details

Comparing A10-6700 and Ryzen 9 3950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1835	178
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.52	16.32
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 9
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	14 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$799
Current price	$103	$1108 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 3950X has 3038% better value for money than A10-6700.

Detailed specifications

A10-6700 and Ryzen 9 3950X 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	4.7 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	64 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	246 mm2	2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	19,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on A10-6700 and Ryzen 9 3950X 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-6700 and Ryzen 9 3950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI	1	+
FMA	FMA4	no data
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 9 3950X 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 9 3950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8670D	-
Number of pipelines	384	-
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	1	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-6700 and Ryzen 9 3950X integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-6700 and Ryzen 9 3950X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 11	-
Vulkan	no data	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-6700 and Ryzen 9 3950X.

PCIe version

2.0

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.

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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 9 3950X outperforms A10-6700 by 1141% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.02	25.07
Recency	1 June 2013	14 November 2019
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	4	32
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

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