Intel Core i5-2500S vs AMD A10 PRO-7850B

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Combined performance score

A10 PRO-7850B
2.25
+1.8%

A10 PRO-7850B outperforms Core i5-2500S by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing A10 PRO-7850B and Core i5-2500S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking16961710
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.424.87
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date31 July 2014 (9 years old)9 January 2011 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$75
Current price$138 $38 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-2500S has 1060% better value for money than A10 PRO-7850B.

Technical specs

A10 PRO-7850B and Core i5-2500S 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data6144 KB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size245 mm2216 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C69 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 million1,160 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A10 PRO-7850B and Core i5-2500S 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+LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10 PRO-7850B and Core i5-2500S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
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
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

A10 PRO-7850B and Core i5-2500S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Identity Protectionno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10 PRO-7850B and Core i5-2500S are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10 PRO-7850B and Core i5-2500S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 2000
iGPU core count8no data
Number of pipelines512no data
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
UVD+no data
VCE+no data
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10 PRO-7850B and Core i5-2500S integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10 PRO-7850B and Core i5-2500S integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10 PRO-7850B and Core i5-2500S.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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 PRO-7850B 2.25
+1.8%
i5-2500S 2.21

A10 PRO-7850B outperforms Core i5-2500S by 2% in our combined 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 PRO-7850B 3453
+1.6%
i5-2500S 3399

A10 PRO-7850B outperforms Core i5-2500S by 2% 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 PRO-7850B 502
i5-2500S 585
+16.5%

Core i5-2500S outperforms A10 PRO-7850B by 17% 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 PRO-7850B 1435
i5-2500S 1493
+4%

Core i5-2500S outperforms A10 PRO-7850B by 4% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.25 2.21
Recency 31 July 2014 9 January 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between A10 PRO-7850B and Core i5-2500S. The differences in performance seem too small.


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