Pentium G2010 vs A10-5800K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-5800K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.87
+85.1%
Pentium G2010
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
1.01

A10-5800K outperforms Pentium G2010 by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-5800K and Pentium G2010 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19952468
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.350.03
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.771.74
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)21 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122$466

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A10-5800K has 1067% better value for money than Pentium G2010.

Detailed specifications

A10-5800K and Pentium G2010 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3072 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size246 mm294 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C65 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-5800K and Pentium G2010 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
SocketFM2FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800K and Pentium G2010. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

A10-5800K and Pentium G2010 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800K and Pentium G2010 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800K and Pentium G2010. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

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 for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-5800K and Pentium G2010 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5800K and Pentium G2010.

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 1.87
+85.1%
Pentium G2010 1.01

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 2963
+85.3%
Pentium G2010 1599

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 451
+2.3%
Pentium G2010 441

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 1094
+69.9%
Pentium G2010 644

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.87 1.01
Integrated graphics card 1.32 0.77
Recency 2 October 2012 21 January 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 55 Watt

A10-5800K has a 85.1% higher aggregate performance score, 71.4% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium G2010, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 81.8% lower power consumption.

The A10-5800K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2010 in performance tests.


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