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.

AMD Athlon X4 870K

AMD A10-5800B

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 3049
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 3049
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 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1585 vs 1558

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1585 vs 1558

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1558

1585

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3410

3049

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	1585
PassMark - CPU mark	3410	3049
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	2129	2138
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™)