i5-7210U vs A10-5800K

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Primary details

Comparing A10-5800K and Core i5-7210U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1995not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.35no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Intel Core i5
Power efficiency1.77no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$122no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-5800K and Core i5-7210U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-5800K and Core i5-7210U compatibility with other computer components: 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2no data
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800K and Core i5-7210U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800K and Core i5-7210U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800K and Core i5-7210U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7660D (800 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 620

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5800K and Core i5-7210U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 1.32 2.43
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 15 Watt

A10-5800K has 100% more physical cores.

i5-7210U, on the other hand, has 84.1% faster integrated GPU, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A10-5800K and Core i5-7210U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A10-5800K is a desktop processor while Core i5-7210U is a notebook one.


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