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AMD A10-9700 Bristol Ridge Quad-Core 3.5 GHz Socket AM4 65W AD9700AGABBOX Desktop Processor Radeon R7
- 28nm Bristol Ridge
- Socket AM4
- 2MB L2 Cache
- DDR4 Supported
- Max Turbo Frequency 3.8 GHz
- AMD Radeon R7
The 7th Gen AMD A-Series APUs are designed to boost productivity and enhance multimedia for a premium PC experience. They deliver exceptional processing performance, superior power efficiency, smooth online gaming and enhanced HD streaming capabilities, all at a price that will make you smile. Based on the AM4 packaging, these processors support DDR4 memory, and are available in A12, A10, A8 and A6 to meet your specific needs.

Superior multitasking processing power and efficiency with stunning streaming and world-class gaming.

Efficient and powerful multitasking plus enhanced HD video streaming and superb online gaming.

Smooth multi-tasking performance, enhanced HD video streaming and amazing energy efficiency.

Powerful computing designed to improve how you work, play and relax.

Productive
- Make quick work of your gaming, video editing, file compression, video conversion, photo editing, and music conversion needs.
- Stream the latest multimedia in up-to Ultra HD with support for HEVC1 and VP9 standards.
- Handle multiple tasks simultaneously with AMD App Acceleration.

Immersive
- Bring your videos to life with AMD Perfect Picture image processing technologies.
- Get quality that rivals up to 4K, even on a 1080p display, with VSR2 (Virtual Super Resolution).
- AMD FreeSync technology3 puts an end to choppy gameplay and broken frames with fluid, artifact-free performance at virtually any framerate.

Energy Efficient
- Designed for cool and efficient computing, providing increased performance with dramatically reduced power consumption.
- AMD Turbo Core technology dynamically adjusts to boost performance when you need it.
- With AMD Frame Rate Target Control4, you set the target frame rate, which can save power and reduce heat and noise.
Note:
- HEVC acceleration is subject to inclusion/installation of compatible HEVC players.
- AMD Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) feature is designed to render games at higher resolutions and dynamically rescale them for HD displays at higher quality and visual details. Check with your system manufacturer for specific capabilities.
- FreeSync is an AMD technology designed to eliminate stuttering and/or tearing in games and videos by locking a display’s refresh rate to the framerate of the graphics card. Requires Monitor, AMD Radeon graphics and/or AMD A-Series APU compliant with DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync 1.2 (or newer). AMD Catalyst driver 15.2 Beta (or newer) required. Adaptive refresh rates vary by display; check with your monitor manufacturer for specific capabilities. Only select AMD Radeon GPUs and A-Series APUs supported; see www.amd.com/freesync for full details.
- Frame rate targeting is an AMD technology designed to reduce heat, noise and power consumption by letting users set a maximum frame rate for their games and applications. Requires an AMD Radeon00 R9 285 graphics card and a supporting AMD Catalyst Driver. Support for other products is planned. Not currently compatible with AMD CrossFire00 multi-GPU configurations. Confirm supported technologies with system manufacturer before purchase.
Warranty & Returns
Warranty, Returns, And Additional Information
Warranty
- Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
- Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years
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Return Policies
- Return for refund within: 30 days
- Return for replacement within: 90 days
- This item is covered by Corn Electronics Return Policy
Manufacturer Contact Info
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- Support Phone: 1-877-284-1566
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Pros: Performance is good for the price. There's never noticeable heat coming out the back of the PC even under a full load (eg. parallel linux kernel compiles.) The stock cooler is perfectly adequate, if a bit whiny sounding. You might want aftermarket cooling but you won't need it. This "65 watt" part uses the same die and runs at similar clock speeds as the 35 watt A10-9700E processor. Differences between that part and this one are minor, so I suspect its worst case power dissipation is not much more than 35 watts! The AM4 socket gives you an upgrade path to Raven Ridge. Raven Ridge will be a much more capable APU. It's likely to cost more than a Bristol Ridge, and it's not likely to be available as a boxed desktop processor until the middle of 2018. Meanwhile Bristol Ridge is your only option for APUs on the AM4 socket, and this part is the best value among the Bristol Ridges. I had no trouble using the integrated graphics in Linux with the older 'radeon' driver. The newer 'AMDGPU PRO' driver doesn't seem to support Bristol Ridge yet, as of this writing. But the older generations of AMD drivers are still able to run the integrated GPU on Linux, at least for basic desktop stuff. I haven't tried gaming.
Cons: Performance could be better if this APU had 4MB of on-die L2 cache. Older APUs like Kaveri and Trinity had 4M available, but the Bristol Ridge parts top out at 2M of L2 cache. AMD claims the L1 caches are improved and that 2M is adequate, but it feels like a step backward. Maybe AMD is worried that if they make this part too good it will cannibalize Ryzen sales, so it's crippled a bit. And that's a shame. It would be more future-proof and could handle difficult workloads better with a 4M cache, or more! C'mon AMD! The cheap A8-9600 and the top-of-the-line A12-9800 are equally crippled in terms of L2 cache, so you might as well save the cost difference between them if you are looking at any Bristol Ridge. The lowly -9600 is just as good as the -9800 in every respect except for core clock rates. Unless you game, you'll never notice that difference.