AMD A10-9700 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD A10-9700 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2017 and belongs to the 7 generation of the AMD A series. To use the AMD A10-9700, you'll need a motherboard with a AM4 (PGA 1331) socket.
Name: AMD A10-9700
Family: AMD A
Group: AMD A10-9700
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 7

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A10-9700 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A10-9700 is 3.5 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.8 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x Excavator
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD A10-9700 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A10-9700 uses the AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge), which has 384 texture shaders and 6 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)
GPU frequency: 1.03 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 6
Shaders: 384
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 6
Direct X: 12
Technology: 28 nm
Release date: Q3/2017

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 38.4 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: 45 W
Tjunction max: 90 °C

Technical details

The AMD A10-9700 is manufactured using a 28 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 28 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: AM4 (PGA 1331)
L2-Cache: 2.0 MB
L3-Cache: 0 bytes
Architecture: Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4, AVX2
Release date: Q3/2017
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1858
1858
Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
1858
1858
AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1844
1844
Intel Core i5-6300U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1834
1834
Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
1832
1832

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
1750
1750
Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1746
1746
AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1745
1745
Intel Core i3-4330
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1744
1744
Intel Core i5-4308U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
1741
1741

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
794
794
Intel Core i9-12900T
16C 24T @ 1.4 GHz
794
794
AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
787
787
AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
782
782
AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
782
782

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
765
765
Intel Core i5-3320M
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
762
762
AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
762
762
Intel Core i5-3320M
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
762
762
Intel Core i7-2620M
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
760
760

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
730
730
Intel Xeon E5450
NoneC NoneT @ --
721
721
AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
716
716
Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
706
706
AMD Phenom II X4 965
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
706
706

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
601
601
AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
597
597
AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
596
596
Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
582
582
AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
579
579

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz
558
558
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
NoneC NoneT @ --
558
558
AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
556
556
Intel Celeron G1630
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
555
555
Intel Core i5-4302Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
555
555

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

AMD Phenom II X4 945
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
304
304
AMD Phenom II X4 B95
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
304
304
AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
303
303
Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
302
302
Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
302
302

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
231
231
Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
231
231
AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
231
231
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
231
231
Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
231
231

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD Phenom II X2 521
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
92
92
AMD Phenom II X4 970
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
92
92
AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
92
92
Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
92
92
Intel Core m3-6Y30
2C 4T @ 0.9 GHz
92
92