AMD A10-7870K vs AMD Phenom II X2 565 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-7870K and AMD Phenom II X2 565 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A10-7870K

AMD Phenom II X2 565 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7870K

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1501 vs 1376
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3434 vs 1442

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2015 vs December 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1501 vs 1376
PassMark - CPU mark	3434 vs 1442

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 565 BE

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2117 vs 512
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3616 vs 1581

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2117 vs 512
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3616 vs 1581

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-7870K
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 565 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1501

1376

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3434

1442

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

512

2117

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1581

3616

Name	AMD A10-7870K	AMD Phenom II X2 565 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1501	1376
PassMark - CPU mark	3434	1442
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	512	2117
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1581	3616
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	14.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.195
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	32.901
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.143
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2085
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4904
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2085
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4904

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-7870K	AMD Phenom II X2 565 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Callisto
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD Phenom
Launch date	May 2015	December 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$120
OPN PIB	AD787KXDJCBOX	HDZ565WFGMBOX
OPN Tray	AD787KXDI44JC	HDZ565WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating	1336	1357
Price now	$249.99
Series	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops	AMD Phenom II X2
Value for money (0-100)	6.44
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
Compute Cores	12
Die size	246 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	758 million
Unlocked
L3 cache		6 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	866 MHz
iGPU core count	512
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0