AMD Opteron X3418 VS AMD A10-9700 — differences in specs

Comparing AMD Opteron X3418 vs AMD A10-9700

Comparison of video cards AMD Opteron X3418 vs AMD A10-9700 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD A10-9700

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Higher clock speed

3.50 GHz 2.80 GHz

Around -25% better clock speed

Top features of AMD Opteron X3418

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Performance per watt

15 W 65 W

About 0.23 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD A10-9700 AMD Opteron X3418

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A10-9700 and AMD Opteron X3418 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD A10-9700 AMD Opteron X3418
Family	AMD A AMD Opteron
CPU group	AMD A10-9700 AMD Opteron X3000
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Generation	7 0

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A10-9700 vs AMD Opteron X3418 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	4 / 4 4 / 4
Core architecture	normal normal
Cores	4x Excavator 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT	No No
Overclocking	No No
Frequency	3.50 GHz 2.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.80 GHz 3.20 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A10-9700 and AMD Opteron X3418 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge) AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Toronto)
GPU frequency	1.03 GHz 0.80 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	6 6
Shader	384 384
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB --
Max. displays	2 3
Generation	6 0
Direct X	12 0
Technology	28 nm 0
Release date	Q3/2017

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A10-9700 and AMD Opteron X3418. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No Decode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	Decode Decode / Encode
VP8	No No
VP9	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode No
VC-1	Decode No
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A10-9700 and AMD Opteron X3418 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2400 DDR4-2400
Max. Memory	64 GB
Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s --
ECC	No Yes
PCIe	3.0 x 8 3 x 8
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A10-9700 or AMD Opteron X3418? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	65 W 15 W
TDP up	-- 35 W
TDP down	45 W 12 W
Tjunction max.	90 \xc2\xb0C --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A10-9700 and AMD Opteron X3418 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Technology	28 nm 28 nm
Socket	AM4 (LGA 1331) FP4
L2-Cache	2.00 MB 2.00 MB
Architecture	Excavator (Bristol Ridge) Toronto (Excavator)
Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization	AMD-V AMD-V, AMD-Vt
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date	Q3/2017 Q2/2015
Part Number	-- OX3418AAY43KA