A6-9500 vs A10-7860K

Primary details

Comparing A10-7860K and A6-9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1795	2246
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.62
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2018)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	2 February 2016 (8 years ago)	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$64
Current price	$29	$36 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A10-7860K and A6-9500 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	4096 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	245 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	2,411 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on A10-7860K and A6-9500 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+	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7860K and A6-9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	1	1
FreeSync	1	1
PowerTune	+	+
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	-	+
RAID	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7860K and A6-9500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7860K and A6-9500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	8	6
Number of pipelines	512	no data
Enduro	+	+
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7860K and A6-9500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7860K and A6-9500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	1	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7860K and A6-9500.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	8

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.

A10-7860K outperforms A6-9500 by 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.12	1.22
Recency	2 February 2016	27 July 2017
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2

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