A10-6790B: specs and benchmarks

Summary

AMD started A10-6790B sales 28 October 2013. Based on a Richland architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 32nm SOI manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4300 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FM2 processor with a TDP of 100 Watt and a maximum temperature of 74 °C. It supports DDR3-1866 memory.

Primary details

A10-6790B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	28 October 2013 (10 years ago)

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	4 GHz	of 4.7 (Ryzen 9 7900X)
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache	192 KB	of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	of 98304 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX)
Chip lithography	32 nm	of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	of 110 (Core Ultra 9 185H)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	of 105 (Core i7-5950HQ)
Number of transistors	1,303 million	of 92000 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
64 bit support	+
Unlocked multiplier	No

Compatibility

Information on A10-6790B 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)	100 Watt	of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by A10-6790B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+
FMA	+
AVX	+
PowerTune	-
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 A10-6790B's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866
Max memory channels	2	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into A10-6790B.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Number of pipelines	384
Enduro	+
Switchable graphics	1
UVD	+
VCE	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-6790B's integrated GPU.

DisplayPort	+
HDMI	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-6790B's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version

2.0

of 5 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of A10-6790B. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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