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    AMD A8-5600K vs AMD A10-7870K

    AMD A8-5600K
    AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
    3600 MHz / Cores: 4 / Oct 2012
    AMD A8-5600K
    AMD A10-7870K
    AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
    3900 MHz / Cores: 4 / May 2015
    AMD A10-7870K

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD A8-5600K
      100%
    • AMD A10-7870K
      106%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD A8-5600K
      100%
    • AMD A10-7870K
      102%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD A8-5600K
      100%
    • AMD A10-7870K
      109%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD A8-5600K

    None

    Reasons to consider AMD A10-7870K

    9% higher multi threaded performance.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Around 6% higher average synthetic performance.
    AMD A10-7870K

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends AMD A10-7870K

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD A8-5600KAMD A10-7870K
    MMX
    3DNow!
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V

    Architecture

    AMD A8-5600KAMD A10-7870K
    ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsAMD Steamroller
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameTrinityvsKaveri
    Release DateOct 2012vsMay 2015

    Cores

    AMD A8-5600KAMD A10-7870K
    Cores4vs4
    Threads4vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 7560DvsRadeon R7

    Cache

    AMD A8-5600KAMD A10-7870K
    L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)vs1024 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache0 KBvs0 KB

    Physical

    AMD A8-5600KAMD A10-7870K
    SocketAMD Socket FM2vsAMD Socket FM2
    Max Case Temp74°Cvs74°C
    PackageuPGAvsuPGA
    Die Size246mm²vs246mm²
    Process32 nmvs28 nm

    Performance

    AMD A8-5600KAMD A10-7870K
    Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3900 MHz
    Turbo Clock3900 MHzvs4100 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltage1.475 Vvs1.475 V
    TDP100 Wvs95 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A8-5600K
      2379 points
    • AMD A10-7870K
      2583 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A8-5600K
      7202 points
    • AMD A10-7870K
      8353 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD A8-5600K
      87
    • AMD A10-7870K (simulated)
      89.55

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD A8-5600K
      292
    • AMD A10-7870K
      320

    points - higher is better

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