AMD A10-9700 vs AMD FX-8120
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD A10-9700 |
| 60 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8120. |
| Higher theoretical single-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider AMD FX-8120 |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD FX-8120
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD FX-8120
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD A10-9700 | | AMD FX-8120 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| SSE4a | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| CVT16 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
| HT3.1 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD A10-9700 | | AMD FX-8120 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Excavator | vs | AMD Bulldozer |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Bristol Ridge | vs | Zambezi |
| Release Date | Sep 2016 | vs | Oct 2011 |
Cores
| AMD A10-9700 | | AMD FX-8120 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon R7 | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD A10-9700 | | AMD FX-8120 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 384 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 8192 KB |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD A10-9700 | | AMD FX-8120 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 315mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD A10-9700 | | AMD FX-8120 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | vs | 3100 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3800 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 200 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | 1.425 V |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 125 W |
AMD A10-9700
2622 points
AMD FX-8120
2360 points
Points - higher is better
AMD A10-9700
8404 points
AMD FX-8120
11998 points
Points - higher is better