A8-7670K: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
A8-7670K provides poor benchmark performance at 2.06% of a leader's which is a 96-core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
AMD started A8-7670K sales 20 July 2015. This is a Godaveri architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 28nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 3900 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FM2+ processor with a TDP of 95 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR3-2133 memory.
Primary details
A8-7670K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 1794 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.58 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Godaveri (2014−2018) | |
| Release date | 20 July 2015 (8 years ago) | |
| Current price | $70 | of 15701 (Xeon Platinum 8276L) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | of 4.7 (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | of 98304 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | |
| Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | of 110 (Core Ultra 9 185H) |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | of 105 (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | of 92000 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on A8-7670K compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | FM2+ | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by A8-7670K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| FMA | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| FRTC | 1 | |
| FreeSync | 1 | |
| PowerTune | + | |
| DualGraphics | 1 | |
| TrueAudio | + | |
| PowerNow | - | |
| PowerGating | - | |
| Out-of-band client management | - | |
| VirusProtect | - | |
| RAID | - |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + | |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by A8-7670K's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into A8-7670K.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | |
| iGPU core count | 6 | |
| Number of pipelines | 512 | |
| Enduro | + | |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | |
| UVD | + | |
| VCE | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-7670K's integrated GPU.
| DisplayPort | + | |
| HDMI | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-7670K's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | |
| Vulkan | 1 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | of 5 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | of 128 (EPYC 9654) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of A8-7670K. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
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Intel equivalent
According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to A8-7670K is Core i7-950, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 6 positions in our ranking.
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