AMD Athlon X4 870K vs AMD A10-5800B

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 870K and AMD A10-5800B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 Athlon X4 870K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3410 vs 3034
  • Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 532 vs 525
  • Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1619 vs 1512
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3410 vs 3034
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 532 vs 525
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1619 vs 1512

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-5800B

  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1579 vs 1558
Specifications (specs)
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1579 vs 1558

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 870K
CPU 2: AMD A10-5800B

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1558
1579
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3410
3034
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
532
525
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1619
1512
Name AMD Athlon X4 870K AMD A10-5800B
PassMark - Single thread mark 1558 1579
PassMark - CPU mark 3410 3034
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 532 525
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1619 1512

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 870K AMD A10-5800B

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB AD870KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating 2127 2135
Series AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Trinity
Launch date October 2012

Performance

Base frequency 3.9 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.40°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Transistor count 1178 million

Memory

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

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2+ FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 100 Watt
Thermal Solution Near Silent 95W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)