AMD A10-4600M vs AMD A10-9700

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AMD A10-4600M CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A10-9700
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-9700

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A10-4600M and the AMD A10-9700 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A10-4600M 4 core processor released in Q2/2012 with the AMD A10-9700 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
AMD A (112) Family AMD A (112)
AMD A10-4000M (3) CPU group AMD A10-9700 (1)
2 Generation 7
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A10-4600M is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD A10-9700 clocks with 3.50 GHz (3.80 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD A10-4600M Characteristic AMD A10-9700
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A10-4600M Characteristic AMD A10-9700
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon HD 7660G GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 1.03 GHz
0.69 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation 6
32 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 6
384 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.2 DirectX Version 12

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.

AMD Radeon HD 7660G GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD A10-4600M, while the AMD A10-9700 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

AMD A10-4600M Characteristic AMD A10-9700
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD A10-4600M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the AMD A10-9700 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A10-4600M Characteristic AMD A10-9700
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 45 W
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The AMD A10-4600M has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of AMD A10-9700 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

AMD A10-4600M Characteristic AMD A10-9700
32 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
FS1r2 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2012 Release date Q3/2017
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-4600M (66%)
AMD A10-9700 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-4600M (66%)
AMD A10-9700 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
355 (64%)
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
556 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
916 (52%)
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1745 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
AMD Radeon HD 7660G @ 0.69 GHz
527 (67%)
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge) @ 1.03 GHz
787 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3148 (86%)
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3660 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
63 (68%)
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
92 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
186 (61%)
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
303 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
596 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1844 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
705 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1744 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
231 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
716 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
762 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-9700
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