Ryzen 5 2600E vs A10-7850K
Primary details
Comparing A10-7850K and Ryzen 5 2600E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1851 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.26 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series (Desktop) | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 2.13 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Godaveri (2014−2016) | Zen+ (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 14 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 10 September 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $173 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A10-7850K and Ryzen 5 2600E 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 31 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 576 KB |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 213 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 4800 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on A10-7850K and Ryzen 5 2600E 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FM2+ | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7850K and Ryzen 5 2600E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE1-4A, AVX, FM4A, VT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7850K and Ryzen 5 2600E are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7850K and Ryzen 5 2600E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | - |
| iGPU core count | 8 | - |
| Number of pipelines | 512 | - |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10-7850K and Ryzen 5 2600E integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10-7850K and Ryzen 5 2600E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | - |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7850K and Ryzen 5 2600E.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 January 2014 | 10 September 2018 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 5 2600E has an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A10-7850K and Ryzen 5 2600E. We've got no test results to judge.
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