i5-4200M vs A10-9700

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Aggregate performance score

A10-9700
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.23
+26.7%
Core i5-4200M
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 37 Watt
1.76

A10-9700 outperforms Core i5-4200M by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-9700 and Core i5-4200M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18362030
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.64no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency3.254.50
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)4 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$90$225

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-9700 and Core i5-4200M 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2048 KB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Die size250 mm2130 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,100 million960 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A10-9700 and Core i5-4200M 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-9700 and Core i5-4200M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

A10-9700 and Core i5-4200M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-9700 and Core i5-4200M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-9700 and Core i5-4200M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 4600
iGPU core count6no data
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-9700 and Core i5-4200M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A10-9700 and Core i5-4200M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-9700 and Core i5-4200M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1211.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-9700 and Core i5-4200M.

PCIe version3.03
PCI Express lanes816

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.

A10-9700 2.23
+26.7%
i5-4200M 1.76

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.

A10-9700 3547
+26.5%
i5-4200M 2803

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.

A10-9700 643
i5-4200M 876
+36.2%

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.

A10-9700 1567
i5-4200M 1703
+8.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.23 1.76
Recency 27 July 2017 4 June 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 37 Watt

A10-9700 has a 26.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 100% more physical cores.

i5-4200M, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process, and 75.7% lower power consumption.

The A10-9700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-4200M in performance tests.

Note that A10-9700 is a desktop processor while Core i5-4200M is a notebook one.


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