A10-7870K vs A10-7890K

General info

Comparing A10-7890K and A10-7870K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1695	1712
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.18	2.74
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2018)	Godaveri (2014−2018)
Release date	11 January 2016 (8 years old)	28 May 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$150	$120
Current price	$342 (2.3x MSRP)	$85 (0.7x MSRP)

A10-7870K has 1422% better value for money than A10-7890K.

Technical specs

A10-7890K and A10-7870K 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	4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	4096 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	246 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on A10-7890K and A10-7870K 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+	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7890K and A10-7870K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	1	1
FMA	FMA4	FMA4
AVX	AVX	AVX
FRTC	1	1
FreeSync	1	1
PowerTune	+	+
DualGraphics	1	1
TrueAudio	+	+
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	+
Out-of-band client management	+	+
VirusProtect	+	+
RAID	-	-
HSA	1	1

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7890K and A10-7870K are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7890K and A10-7870K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	8	8
Number of pipelines	512	512
Enduro	+	+
Switchable graphics	1	1
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7890K and A10-7870K integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7890K and A10-7870K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	1	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7890K and A10-7870K.

PCIe version

3.0

3.0

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.

A10-7890K outperforms A10-7870K by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	2.30	2.24
Recency	11 January 2016	28 May 2015
Cost	$150	$120

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