A12-9700P vs A8-6410

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Aggregate performance score

A8-6410
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.12
A12-9700P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.53
+36.6%

A12-9700P outperforms A8-6410 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-6410 and A12-9700P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24102138
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency7.079.65
Architecture codenameBeema (2014)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 June 2014 (10 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-6410 and A12-9700P 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.4 GHz
L2 cache2048 KB2048 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data250 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C90 °C
Number of transistors930 Million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-6410 and A12-9700P 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.

SocketFT3bFP4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6410 and A12-9700P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VTno data
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4FMA4
AVX+-
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
DualGraphics-+
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6410 and A12-9700P are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6410 and A12-9700P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1866DDR3, DDR4
Max memory channels12

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Enduro++
Switchable graphics++
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6410 and A12-9700P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6410 and A12-9700P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkan++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6410 and A12-9700P.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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.

A8-6410 1.12
A12-9700P 1.53
+36.6%

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.

A8-6410 1774
A12-9700P 2432
+37.1%

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.

A8-6410 1887
A12-9700P 2429
+28.8%

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.

A8-6410 5872
A12-9700P 6168
+5%

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.

A8-6410 2866
A12-9700P 3498
+22.1%

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.

A8-6410 2
A12-9700P 2
+11.3%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

A8-6410 165
A12-9700P 226
+36.7%

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.

A8-6410 49
A12-9700P 79
+61.2%

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.

A8-6410 0.6
A12-9700P 0.85
+41.7%

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.  

A8-6410 12
A12-9700P 17
+41.2%

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.  

A8-6410 54
A12-9700P 85
+55.5%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

A8-6410 3756
A12-9700P 5464
+45.5%

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

A8-6410 1277
A12-9700P 2091
+63.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.12 1.53
Recency 1 June 2014 1 June 2016

A12-9700P has a 36.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

The A12-9700P is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-6410 in performance tests.


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