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The AMD A10-6700 is an ancient quad-core APU that scores 36.5 out of 100 in our database. It's fine for keeping an old FM2 board alive if you can get it dirt cheap. At European prices of 196 to 212 EUR, it's a hard pass.

The A10-6700 posts a PassMark multi-core score of 3111 and a single-core score of 1601. For context, that single-thread number puts it in the bottom 40% of CPUs in our database. Multi-thread is even rougher, sitting near the bottom third. The 4.3GHz turbo helps a little, but Richland's 32nm architecture is ancient by today's standards. The integrated Radeon HD 8670D is fine for desktop use and maybe some very light retro gaming, but don't expect it to handle anything modern. The 65W TDP is reasonable, though efficiency still ranks in the bottom 40% because you're not getting much work done per watt compared to anything made in the last decade.

Stacked against something like the Intel Core i3 14100F, the A10-6700 looks like it's from another planet. The i3 has modern architecture, vastly better single-thread performance, and actual upgrade options. Even the Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2, which is also old, beats this APU in multi-threaded workloads thanks to its server-grade silicon. The be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 and Thermal Grizzly Ryzen 7 CSF-AM5 aren't direct competitors in the traditional sense, but they represent the modern AM5 ecosystem where even entry-level chips embarrass this Richland part. The only reason to pick the A10-6700 is if you already own an FM2 motherboard and refuse to let it die.

Value here is a mess because pricing is all over the map. We're seeing it listed around 40 CAD in Canada, which is basically pocket change. But in Europe it's going for 196 to 212 EUR, which is frankly absurd for a chip this old. At 40 bucks, sure, it's a cheap way to revive an old FM2 board. At 200 EUR, you're getting robbed. You could buy a modern budget CPU that runs circles around this thing for less. If you're not in a market where this is genuinely cheap, skip it.

The AMD A10-6700 is a blast from the past. This Richland APU launched back when DDR3 was king and Socket FM2 was AMD's budget playground. It's a quad-core chip with a 3.7GHz base clock, 4.3GHz boost, and a Radeon HD 8670D baked right in. For a refurbished part floating around at wildly different prices depending on where you live, it's a weird little time capsule.

Here's the thing though. Our database puts this chip's total score at 36.5 out of 100. That's not a typo. The single-thread performance lands in the bottom half of everything we've tested, and multi-thread is even worse. But if you just need something to keep an old FM2 board alive, it does have a pulse.

Skip this if you're building a new PC, period. The Socket FM2 platform is dead, the performance is bottom-tier by modern standards, and there's no upgrade path. If you need anything resembling modern performance for gaming, content creation, or even snappy multitasking, look at a current budget chip instead. You'll spend less and get way more.

This is a nostalgia purchase or a repair part, nothing more. If you've got an old FM2 system that needs a working CPU and you can grab this for pocket change, it'll do the job. It'll browse the web, play old games, and run office apps without falling over completely. But nobody should be building a new system around this in 2025. The performance ceiling is just too low.