AMD A10-6700 VS AMD FX-9370 — differences in specs

Comparison of video cards AMD A10-6700 vs AMD FX-9370 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD FX-9370

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Higher clock speed

4.40 GHz 3.70 GHz

Around -19% better clock speed
More number of cores

8 4

2 times more threads
Higher turbo clock speed

4.70 GHz 4.30 GHz

Around 9% better overclocked clock speed

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Performance per watt

65 W 220 W

About 0.3 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD FX-9370 AMD A10-6700

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD FX-9370 and AMD A10-6700 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD FX-9370 AMD A10-6700
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	AMD FX AMD A
Generation	2 3
CPU group	AMD FX-9000 AMD A10-6000

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD FX-9370 vs AMD A10-6700 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
Frequency	4.40 GHz 3.70 GHz
CPU Cores	8 4
Turbo (1 Core)	4.70 GHz 4.30 GHz
CPU Threads	8 4
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	Yes No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD FX-9370 and AMD A10-6700 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU AMD Radeon HD 8670D
GPU frequency	0.84 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	6
Shader	384
Max. GPU Memory	-- 2 GB
Max. displays	2
Generation	5
DirectX Version	11.2
Technology	32 nm
Release date	Q2/2013

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD FX-9370 and AMD A10-6700. 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 No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	No Decode
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No Decode
VC-1	No Decode
JPEG	No Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD FX-9370 and AMD A10-6700 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	DDR3-1866 DDR3-1866
ECC	Yes No
Memory channels	2 2

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD FX-9370 and AMD A10-6700.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD FX-9370 or AMD A10-6700? 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)	220 W 65 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD FX-9370 and AMD A10-6700 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V AMD-V
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
L3-Cache	8.00 MB 4.00 MB
Architecture	Vishera (Piledriver) Richland (Piledriver)
Technology	32 nm 32 nm
Socket	AM3+ FM2
Release date	Q3/2013 Q2/2013