Ryzen 7 3700X vs A6-9210

Primary details

Comparing A6-9210 and Ryzen 7 3700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2533	465
Place by popularity	not in top-100	98
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	39.04
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$329
Current price	$1030	$203 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A6-9210 and Ryzen 7 3700X 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	32 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Die size	124.5 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1200 Million	19,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on A6-9210 and Ryzen 7 3700X 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	no data	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FP4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	10-15 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9210 and Ryzen 7 3700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,	no data
AES-NI	1	+
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	no data	+
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 A6-9210 and Ryzen 7 3700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9210 and Ryzen 7 3700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
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 R4 Graphics	-
iGPU core count	3	-
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	1	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-9210 and Ryzen 7 3700X integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-9210 and Ryzen 7 3700X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	-
Vulkan	1	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9210 and Ryzen 7 3700X.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	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 7 3700X outperforms A6-9210 by 1771% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.78	14.59
Recency	1 June 2016	7 July 2019
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt

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