AMD A10-7870K vs AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-7870K and AMD Phenom II X2 570 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7870K

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
  • 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 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1515 vs 1412
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3465 vs 1395
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2015 vs May 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1515 vs 1412
PassMark - CPU mark 3465 vs 1395

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE

  • Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2107 vs 512
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3615 vs 1581
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2107 vs 512
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3615 vs 1581

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-7870K
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1515
1412
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3465
1395
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
512
2107
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1581
3615
Name AMD A10-7870K AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1515 1412
PassMark - CPU mark 3465 1395
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 512 2107
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1581 3615
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 570 BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaveri Callisto
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date May 2015 May 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $120
OPN PIB AD787KXDJCBOX
OPN Tray AD787KXDI44JC
Place in performance rating 1402 1426
Price now $249.99
Series AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100) 6.44
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.9 GHz
Compute Cores 12
Die size 246 mm 258 mm
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum core temperature 72.40°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 3.5 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1178 million 758 million
Unlocked
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)

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