AMD FX-8140 vs AMD A10-5800K

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8140 and AMD A10-5800K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8140

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4860 vs 2963
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
L2 cache 8192 KB vs 4096 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 4860 vs 2963

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-5800K

  • Around 31% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1497 vs 1273
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1497 vs 1273

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8140
CPU 2: AMD A10-5800K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1273
1497
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4860
2963
Name AMD FX-8140 AMD A10-5800K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1273 1497
PassMark - CPU mark 4860 2963
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 523
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1469
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 9.891
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.206
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.594
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.484
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1020
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2453
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5148
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1020
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2453
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5148

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-8140 AMD A10-5800K

Essentials

Architecture codename Zambezi Trinity
Launch date October 2012 26 September 2012
Place in performance rating 1874 1889
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $122
Series AMD A-Series (Desktop)

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 315 mm 246 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 8192 KB 4096 KB
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 4.2 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Transistor count 1200 million 1303 Million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Number of threads 4

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3+ FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 100 Watt

Advanced Technologies

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)