Ryzen 7 5700U vs A10-6790K

Primary details

Comparing A10-6790K and Ryzen 7 5700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1826	685
Place by popularity	not in top-100	24
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.48	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Lucienne-U (Zen 2)
Release date	28 October 2013 (10 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$51	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A10-6790K and Ryzen 7 5700U 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	4 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	246 mm2	156 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	9,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on A10-6790K and Ryzen 7 5700U 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FM2	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-6790K and Ryzen 7 5700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	1	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	AVX	+
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
RAID	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-6790K and Ryzen 7 5700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-6790K and Ryzen 7 5700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8670D	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Number of pipelines	384	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-6790K and Ryzen 7 5700U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-6790K and Ryzen 7 5700U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-6790K and Ryzen 7 5700U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Ryzen 7 5700U outperforms A10-6790K by 418% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.98	10.25
Integrated graphics card	1.37	9.07
Recency	28 October 2013	12 January 2021
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15 Watt

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