A10-6700 vs Pro A10-8700B

Primary details

Comparing Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2111	1835
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.42
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Carrizo	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Current price	$326	$103

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	no data	192 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	4096 KB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700 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
Socket	FP4	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	12 - 35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	no data
AES-NI	1	1
FMA	FMA4	FMA4
AVX	AVX	AVX
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	-	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	+
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	+
RAID	+	-
HSA	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L-2133	DDR3-1866
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8670D
iGPU core count	6	no data
Number of pipelines	384	384
Enduro	+	+
Switchable graphics	1	1
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 11
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A10-8700B and A10-6700.

PCIe version

3.0

2.0

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.

A10-6700 outperforms Pro A10-8700B by 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.43	2.02
Recency	3 June 2015	1 June 2013
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	65 Watt

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