Ryzen 9 6900HS vs A10-7870K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-7870K
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.22
Ryzen 9 6900HS
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
15.28
+588%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms A10-7870K by a whopping 588% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-7870K and Ryzen 9 6900HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1750423
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.74no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2018)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+)
Release date28 May 2015 (9 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$120no data
Current price$85 (0.7x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-7870K and Ryzen 9 6900HS 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.9 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm6 nm
Die size246 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on A10-7870K and Ryzen 9 6900HS 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+FP7
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7870K and Ryzen 9 6900HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataDDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI1+
FMAFMA4+
AVXAVX+
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 Ryzen 9 6900HS 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 Ryzen 9 6900HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR5
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon 680M
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 Ryzen 9 6900HS integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7870K and Ryzen 9 6900HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan1no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7870K and Ryzen 9 6900HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 2.22
Ryzen 9 6900HS 15.28
+588%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms A10-7870K by 588% based on our aggregate 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 3436
Ryzen 9 6900HS 23640
+588%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms A10-7870K by 588% 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 487
Ryzen 9 6900HS 1859
+282%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms A10-7870K by 282% 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 1238
Ryzen 9 6900HS 8754
+607%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms A10-7870K by 607% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.22 15.28
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

The Ryzen 9 6900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7870K in performance tests.

Note that A10-7870K is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 6900HS is a notebook one.


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