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The 7th Generation AMD A-Series Desktop APUs Revealed

Today, AMD officially revealed the first 7th Generation AMD A-Series desktop APUs running on the new Socket AM4. Previously codenamed Bristol Ridge, the new 7th Generation AMD A-Series desktop APUs will start shipping soon in HP and Lenovo devices.

Be sure to check out our companion articleThe New AMD Socket AM4 Chipsets Revealed.

 

The 7th Gen AMD A-Series Desktop APU Revealed

With up to four “Excavator” cores, the 7th Generation AMD A-Series desktop APUs consist of 65-watt and 35-watt versions, with greatly improved graphics capabilities and power efficiency. Check out this presentation by Peter Amos, APU Product Marketing Manager, AMD Client Business Unit, AMD. You may recall his earlier presentation here.

 

The First 7th Generation AMD A-Series Desktop APUs

Here is the first slew of 7th Generation AMD A-Series desktop APUs released by AMD :

APU Models Cores Base Frequency Max Frequency Processor Graphics Graphics CUs Graphics Frequency
AMD A12-9800 4 3.8 GHz 4.2 GHz Radeon R7 8 CUs 1108 MHz
AMD A12-9800E 4 3.1 GHz 3.8 GHz Radeon R7 8 CUs 900 MHz
AMD A10-9700 4 3.5 GHz 3.8 GHz Radeon R7 6 CUs 1029 MHz
AMD A10-9700E 4 3.0 GHz 3.5 GHz Radeon R7 6 CUs 847 MHz
AMD A8-9600 4 3.1 GHz 3.4 GHz Radeon R7 6 CUs 900 MHz
AMD Athlon X4 950 4 3.5 GHz 3.7 GHz None
AMD A6-9500 2 3.5 GHz 3.8 GHz Radeon R5 6 CUs 1029 MHz
AMD A6-9500E 2 3.0 GHz 3.4 GHz Radeon R5 4 CUs 800 MHz
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The 7th Generation AMD A-Series Desktop APU Slides

For those who prefer to go through the presentation slides in detail, here they are for your perusal :

Be sure to check out our companion article – The New AMD Socket AM4 Chipsets Revealed.

 

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