i7-975 vs A10-5800K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-5800K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.93
Core i7-975
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
2.27
+17.6%

Core i7-975 outperforms A10-5800K by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-5800K and Core i7-975 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19781831
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.270.10
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Core i7 (Desktop)
Power efficiency1.771.60
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Bloomfield (2008−2010)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)2 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122$476

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A10-5800K has 170% better value for money than i7-975.

Detailed specifications

A10-5800K and Core i7-975 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.33 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2263 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C68 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on A10-5800K and Core i7-975 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
SocketFM2FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800K and Core i7-975. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

A10-5800K and Core i7-975 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800K and Core i7-975 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800K and Core i7-975. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data24 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7660DN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5800K and Core i7-975.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score 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.

A10-5800K 1.93
i7-975 2.27
+17.6%

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.

A10-5800K 2961
i7-975 3494
+18%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A10-5800K 452
i7-975 539
+19.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A10-5800K 1102
i7-975 1884
+71%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A10-5800K 3094
i7-975 4101
+32.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A10-5800K 9276
i7-975 16628
+79.3%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A10-5800K 4464
i7-975 5837
+30.7%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A10-5800K 15.9
i7-975 7.36
+116%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A10-5800K 3
i7-975 6
+80.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.93 2.27
Recency 2 October 2012 2 June 2009
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 130 Watt

A10-5800K has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 30% lower power consumption.

i7-975, on the other hand, has a 17.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

The Core i7-975 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-5800K in performance tests.


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