AMD A10-6790B vs AMD Athlon X4 870K

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-6790B and AMD Athlon X4 870K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-6790B

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
  • Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 72.40°C
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature 74°C vs 72.40°C
L1 cache 192 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 870K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-6790B
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 870K

Name AMD A10-6790B AMD Athlon X4 870K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1558
PassMark - CPU mark 3410
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1619

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A10-6790B AMD Athlon X4 870K

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray AD679BWOA44HL
Place in performance rating not rated 2127
Series AMD Business Class - Quad-Core A10-Series APU for Desktops AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
OPN PIB AD870KXBJCSBX

Performance

Base frequency 4 GHz 3.9 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 74°C 72.40°C
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz 4.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 844 MHz
iGPU core count 384
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 11

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 95 Watt
Thermal Solution Near Silent 95W

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

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