EPYC 7261 vs PRO A10-9700

General info

Comparing PRO A10-9700 and EPYC 7261 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1676	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Naples (2017−2018)
Release date	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)	14 June 2018 (5 years ago)
Current price	no data	$13.29

Technical specs

PRO A10-9700 and EPYC 7261 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	250 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
Number of transistors	3,100 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on PRO A10-9700 and EPYC 7261 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	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	AM4	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A10-9700 and EPYC 7261. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	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 PRO A10-9700 and EPYC 7261 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A10-9700 and EPYC 7261. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	no data	2 TiB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A10-9700 and EPYC 7261 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A10-9700 and EPYC 7261 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A10-9700 and EPYC 7261.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	8	128

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	27 July 2017	14 June 2018
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	170 Watt

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