EPYC 7543P vs A10-7700K

Primary details

Comparing A10-7700K and EPYC 7543P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1928	55
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.32	13.27
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	2.00	17.66
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2016)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	14 January 2014 (10 years ago)	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$152	$2,730

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7543P has 4047% better value for money than A10-7700K.

Detailed specifications

A10-7700K and EPYC 7543P 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	4	64
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	no data	28
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm+
Die size	246 mm2	8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7700K and EPYC 7543P 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+	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7700K and EPYC 7543P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	SSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7700K and EPYC 7543P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7700K and EPYC 7543P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	204.795 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	N/A
iGPU core count	6	no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์	384	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7700K and EPYC 7543P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7700K and EPYC 7543P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7700K and EPYC 7543P.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.01	41.98
Recency	14 January 2014	15 March 2021
Physical cores	4	32
Threads	4	64
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	225 Watt

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