A6-7310 vs A10-7890K
Aggregate performance score
A10-7890K outperforms A6-7310 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A10-7890K and A6-7310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1786 | 1990 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.33 | no data |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
Series | no data | AMD A-Series |
Architecture codename | Godaveri (2015−2016) | Carrizo-L (2015) |
Release date | 11 January 2016 (8 years ago) | 7 May 2015 (9 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $150 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A10-7890K and A6-7310 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 | 2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB |
L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 930 Million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on A10-7890K and A6-7310 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 | no data |
Socket | FM2+ | FP4 BGA |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 12-25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7890K and A6-7310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT |
AES-NI | no data | + |
AVX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7890K and A6-7310 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7890K and A6-7310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Radeon R7 | AMD Radeon R4 (Beema) |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 2.25 | 1.74 |
Recency | 11 January 2016 | 7 May 2015 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 12 Watt |
A10-7890K has a 29.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 months.
A6-7310, on the other hand, has 691.7% lower power consumption.
The A10-7890K is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-7310 in performance tests.
Note that A10-7890K is a desktop processor while A6-7310 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10-7890K and A6-7310, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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