Ryzen 5 3500U vs A10-7890K

Aggregate performance score

A10-7890K
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.31
Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.54
+96.5%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms A10-7890K by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-7890K and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18241341
Place by popularitynot in top-10036
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.34no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency2.2227.60
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date11 January 2016 (8 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$150no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-7890K and Ryzen 5 3500U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache256 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm12 nm
Die size246 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7890K and Ryzen 5 3500U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2+FP5
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7890K and Ryzen 5 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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-NI++
FMAFMA4+
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7890K and Ryzen 5 3500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7890K and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
iGPU core count8no data
Number of pipelines512no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7890K and Ryzen 5 3500U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7890K and Ryzen 5 3500U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7890K and Ryzen 5 3500U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

A10-7890K 2.31
Ryzen 5 3500U 4.54
+96.5%

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.

A10-7890K 3533
Ryzen 5 3500U 6941
+96.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.31 4.54
Recency 11 January 2016 6 January 2019
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500U has a 96.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7890K in performance tests.

Note that A10-7890K is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 3500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A10-7890K and Ryzen 5 3500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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