Phenom II X4 905e vs A10-5800K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-5800K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.87
+53.3%
Phenom II X4 905e
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.22

A10-5800K outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-5800K and Phenom II X4 905e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19952337
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.350.08
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)4x Phenom II (Desktop)
Power efficiency1.771.78
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)2 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122$212

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A10-5800K has 338% better value for money than Phenom II X4 905e.

Detailed specifications

A10-5800K and Phenom II X4 905e 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2258 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-5800K and Phenom II X4 905e 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
SocketFM2AM3
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800K and Phenom II X4 905e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data45 nm, 1.25

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800K and Phenom II X4 905e are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800K and Phenom II X4 905e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7660D (800 MHz)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5800K and Phenom II X4 905e.

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
+53.3%
Phenom II X4 905e 1.22

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
+53%
Phenom II X4 905e 1936

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
+32.3%
Phenom II X4 905e 341

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
Phenom II X4 905e 1150
+5.1%

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
+35.1%
Phenom II X4 905e 2290

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
+12.6%
Phenom II X4 905e 8241

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
Phenom II X4 905e 15.1
+5.3%

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
+11.4%
Phenom II X4 905e 3

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A10-5800K 1.03
+35.5%
Phenom II X4 905e 0.76

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A10-5800K 1.9
+375%
Phenom II X4 905e 0.4

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

A10-5800K 2501
+23.9%
Phenom II X4 905e 2018

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

A10-5800K 22
+27.3%
Phenom II X4 905e 17

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

A10-5800K 107
+21.8%
Phenom II X4 905e 88

Geekbench 2

A10-5800K 6957
+34.4%
Phenom II X4 905e 5175

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.87 1.22
Recency 2 October 2012 2 June 2009
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 65 Watt

A10-5800K has a 53.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X4 905e, on the other hand, has 53.8% lower power consumption.

The A10-5800K is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 905e in performance tests.


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