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AMD Athlon II X4 651 vs A10-7870K
Combined performance score
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 ranking | 1704 | 1672 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 2.74 | 0.73 |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
Architecture codename | Godaveri (2014−2018) | Llano (2011−2012) |
Release date | 28 May 2015 (8 years old) | 14 November 2011 (12 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $120 | no data |
Current price | $85 (0.7x MSRP) | $71 |
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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
Threads | 4 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 3 GHz |
L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 4096 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
Die size | 246 mm2 | 228 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | no data |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 1,178 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
Socket | FM2+ | FM1 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 100 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-NI | 1 | no data |
FMA | FMA4 | no data |
AVX | AVX | no data |
FRTC | 1 | no data |
FreeSync | 1 | no data |
PowerTune | + | no data |
DualGraphics | 1 | no data |
TrueAudio | + | no data |
PowerNow | + | no data |
PowerGating | + | no data |
Out-of-band client management | + | no data |
VirusProtect | + | no data |
RAID | - | no data |
HSA | 1 | no 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 types | DDR3-2133 | DDR3 |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | no data |
iGPU core count | 8 | no data |
Number of pipelines | 512 | no data |
Enduro | + | no data |
Switchable graphics | 1 | no 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.
DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
Vulkan | 1 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7870K and Athlon II X4 651.
PCIe version | 3.0 | no 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.
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%
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 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 outperforms Athlon II X4 651 by 12% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
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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