AMD A10-5800B vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-5800B and AMD Phenom II X3 B73 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A10-5800B

AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-5800B

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1585 vs 1100
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3049 vs 1671

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs October 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1585 vs 1100
PassMark - CPU mark	3049 vs 1671

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-5800B
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B73

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1585

1100

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3049

1671

Name	AMD A10-5800B	AMD Phenom II X3 B73
PassMark - Single thread mark	1585	1100
PassMark - CPU mark	3049	1671
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	525
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1512

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-5800B	AMD Phenom II X3 B73
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Heka
Launch date	October 2012	October 2009
Place in performance rating	2138	2166
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$75
Price now		$75
Value for money (0-100)		10.75
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Transistor count	1178 million	758 million
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)