AMD Athlon II X4 651 vs A10-7870K

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Combined performance score

A10-7870K
2.23

Athlon II X4 651 outperforms A10-7870K by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing A10-7870K and Athlon II X4 651 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17041672
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.740.73
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2018)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date28 May 2015 (8 years old)14 November 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$120no data
Current price$85 (0.7x MSRP)$71
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

A10-7870K has 275% better value for money than Athlon II X4 651.

Technical specs

A10-7870K and Athlon II X4 651 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 speed3.9 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache256 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2228 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on A10-7870K and Athlon II X4 651 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 configuration11
SocketFM2+FM1
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7870K and Athlon II X4 651. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI1no data
FMAFMA4no data
AVXAVXno data
FRTC1no data
FreeSync1no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio+no data
PowerNow+no data
PowerGating+no data
Out-of-band client management+no data
VirusProtect+no data
RAID-no data
HSA1no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7870K and Athlon II X4 651 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7870K and Athlon II X4 651. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count8no data
Number of pipelines512no data
Enduro+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7870K and Athlon II X4 651 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7870K and Athlon II X4 651 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan1no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7870K and Athlon II X4 651.

PCIe version3.0no data

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.

A10-7870K 2.23
Athlon II X4 651 2.33
+4.5%

Athlon II X4 651 outperforms A10-7870K by 4% in our combined benchmark results.


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%

A10-7870K 3424
Athlon II X4 651 3584
+4.7%

Athlon II X4 651 outperforms A10-7870K by 5% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A10-7870K 488
+46.5%
Athlon II X4 651 333

A10-7870K outperforms Athlon II X4 651 by 47% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A10-7870K 1244
+12.3%
Athlon II X4 651 1108

A10-7870K outperforms Athlon II X4 651 by 12% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.23 2.33
Recency 28 May 2015 14 November 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 100 Watt

We couldn't decide between A10-7870K and Athlon II X4 651. The differences in performance seem too small.


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