AMD A6-9500E vs AMD A10-7870K

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9500E and AMD A10-7870K 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 A6-9500E

AMD A10-7870K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500E

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 72.40°C
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
4.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2240 vs 512
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3331 vs 1581

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 July 2017 vs May 2015
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 72.40°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2240 vs 512
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3331 vs 1581

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7870K

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1501 vs 1347
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3434 vs 1756

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1501 vs 1347
PassMark - CPU mark	3434 vs 1756

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9500E
CPU 2: AMD A10-7870K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1347

1501

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1756

3434

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2240

512

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3331

1581

Name	AMD A6-9500E	AMD A10-7870K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1347	1501
PassMark - CPU mark	1756	3434
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2240	512
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3331	1581
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 A6-9500E	AMD A10-7870K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Kaveri
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	May 2015
OPN PIB	AD9500AHABBOX	AD787KXDJCBOX
OPN Tray	AD9500AHM23AB	AD787KXDI44JC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1334	1336
Price now	$59.99	$249.99
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100)	14.32	6.44
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$120
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Compute Cores	6	12
Die size	246 mm	246 mm
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	74 °C
Maximum core temperature	90°C	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	4	8
Transistor count	1178 million	1178 million
Unlocked
L1 cache		256 KB
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	866 MHz
iGPU core count	4	512
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Series	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Number of pipelines		512
Switchable graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	DirectX® 12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	3.0 x8	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
System Image Stability
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0