A6-7480 vs A10-7890K

Primary details

Comparing A10-7890K and A6-7480 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1709	2235
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.17	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2018)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	11 January 2016 (8 years ago)	26 October 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$150	no data
Current price	$342 (2.3x MSRP)	$29

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A10-7890K and A6-7480 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	160K
L2 cache	4096 KB	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	246 mm2	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on A10-7890K and A6-7480 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	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7890K and A6-7480. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	1	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	AVX	+
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 A10-7890K and A6-7480 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7890K and A6-7480. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR3-2133
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Radeon R5
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 A10-7890K and A6-7480 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7890K and A6-7480 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7890K and A6-7480.

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 A6-7480 by 92% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.28	1.19
Recency	11 January 2016	26 October 2018
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	45 Watt

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