AMD Athlon X4 870K vs AMD A10-7850K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 870K and AMD A10-7850K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 Athlon X4 870K

AMD A10-7850K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 870K

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1558 vs 1497
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 532 vs 516
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1619 vs 1576

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558 vs 1497
PassMark - CPU mark	3410 vs 3395
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532 vs 516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1619 vs 1576

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7850K

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 870K
CPU 2: AMD A10-7850K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1558

1497

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3410

3395

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

532

516

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1619

1576

Name	AMD Athlon X4 870K	AMD A10-7850K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558	1497
PassMark - CPU mark	3410	3395
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532	516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1619	1576
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		16.998
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.104
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1947
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5920
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1947
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5920

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 870K	AMD A10-7850K
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD870KXBJCSBX	AD785KXBJABOX
Place in performance rating	2129	1760
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Kaveri
Launch date		14 January 2014
Launch price (MSRP)		$173
OPN Tray		AD785KXBI44JA
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Compute Cores		12
Die size		245 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		2410 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		720 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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0