Conclusion
The APU is designed to offer the competence of AMD's CPU and GPU technologies in a single, convenient package that scales across laptop and desktop devices.
The mid-2013 Richland refresh can be seen as a mild upgrade over last year's Trinity, with the drop-in FM2 upgrade providing a modest performance increase that's driven primarily through higher clock speeds.
AMD's well-rounded design continues to make the APU platform a safe bet for small-form-factor systems, though, with 6000-series parts showing small gains over their predecessors, pricing has become a concern.
The A10-6700 does a good job of balancing performance and power efficiency, making it, in our estimation, the pick of the Richland bunch, but price-conscious builders should note that the previous-generation A10-5700 is almost as proficient yet costs roughly 20 per cent less.
The Good
Competent quad-core CPU
Strong IGP performance
65W TDP ideal for compact systems
Drop-in upgrade for existing FM2 boards
The Bad
Not a major upgrade over A10-5700
Dual Graphics not GCN compatible
HEXUS Where2Buy
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