FX-7500 vs A10-7700K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-7700K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.07

Primary details

Comparing A10-7700K and FX-7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18171814
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.04no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)AMD Kaveri
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2018)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date14 January 2014 (10 years ago)4 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$152no data
Current price$1109 (7.3x MSRP)$267

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-7700K and FX-7500 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 speed3.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache4096 KB4096 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2245 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million2410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on A10-7700K and FX-7500 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2+FP3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt19 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7700K and FX-7500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VT86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
FRTC11
FreeSync1no data
PowerTune--
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio++
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
Out-of-band client management++
VirusProtect++
HSA11

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7700K and FX-7500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+1
IOMMU 2.0++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7700K and FX-7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3-1600
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count66
Number of pipelines384no data
Enduro++
Switchable graphics11
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7700K and FX-7500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7700K and FX-7500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkan11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7700K and FX-7500.

PCIe version3.03.0

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.

A10-7700K 2.07
FX-7500 2.07

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A10-7700K 3204
FX-7500 3209
+0.2%

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A10-7700K 3004
+45.8%
FX-7500 2060

A10-7700K outperforms FX-7500 by 46% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A10-7700K 9821
+79.1%
FX-7500 5482

A10-7700K outperforms FX-7500 by 79% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A10-7700K 4500
+62.4%
FX-7500 2771

A10-7700K outperforms FX-7500 by 62% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A10-7700K 13.7
+70.2%
FX-7500 23.32

FX-7500 outperforms A10-7700K by 70% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A10-7700K 3
+101%
FX-7500 2

A10-7700K outperforms FX-7500 by 101% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A10-7700K 285
+86.3%
FX-7500 153

A10-7700K outperforms FX-7500 by 86% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made 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 (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A10-7700K 83
+50.9%
FX-7500 55

A10-7700K outperforms FX-7500 by 51% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

A10-7700K 0.94
+44.6%
FX-7500 0.65

A10-7700K outperforms FX-7500 by 45% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A10-7700K 2.1
+90.9%
FX-7500 1.1

A10-7700K outperforms FX-7500 by 91% in TrueCrypt AES.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A10-7700K 2098
+41.9%
FX-7500 1479

A10-7700K outperforms FX-7500 by 42% in WinRAR 4.0.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A10-7700K 23
+66.2%
FX-7500 14

A10-7700K outperforms FX-7500 by 66% in x264 encoding pass 2.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A10-7700K 110
+60.6%
FX-7500 69

A10-7700K outperforms FX-7500 by 61% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A10-7700K 6771
+64.5%
FX-7500 4116

A10-7700K outperforms FX-7500 by 65% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A10-7700K 2243
+26.8%
FX-7500 1769

A10-7700K outperforms FX-7500 by 27% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A10-7700K 6105
+29.1%
FX-7500 4730

A10-7700K outperforms FX-7500 by 29% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 January 2014 4 June 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 19 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A10-7700K and FX-7500.

Note that A10-7700K is a desktop processor while FX-7500 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A10-7700K and FX-7500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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