A10-8700P vs Athlon II X4 645
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II X4 645 outperforms A10-8700P by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II X4 645 and A10-8700P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2048 | 2099 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.30 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Carrizo |
| Architecture codename | Propus (2009−2011) | Carrizo (2015−2018) |
| Release date | 21 September 2010 (13 years ago) | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | no data |
| Current price | $40 (0.5x MSRP) | $466 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon II X4 645 and A10-8700P 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 | 3.1 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2048 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 169 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 300 million | 3100 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X4 645 and A10-8700P 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 | AM3 | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 12 - 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 645 and A10-8700P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | HSA 1.0 |
| AES-NI | no data | 1 |
| FMA | no data | FMA4 |
| AVX | no data | AVX |
| FRTC | no data | 1 |
| FreeSync | no data | 1 |
| PowerTune | no data | - |
| DualGraphics | no data | 1 |
| TrueAudio | no data | + |
| PowerNow | no data | + |
| PowerGating | no data | + |
| Out-of-band client management | no data | + |
| VirusProtect | no data | + |
| HSA | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 645 and A10-8700P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | 1 |
| IOMMU 2.0 | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 645 and A10-8700P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-2133 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 6 |
| Enduro | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| UVD | no data | + |
| VCE | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X4 645 and A10-8700P integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon II X4 645 and A10-8700P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 645 and A10-8700P.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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.
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.
Athlon II X4 645 outperforms A10-8700P by 5% based on our aggregate 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%
Athlon II X4 645 outperforms A10-8700P by 5% 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%
A10-8700P outperforms Athlon II X4 645 by 56% 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%
A10-8700P outperforms Athlon II X4 645 by 16% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.52 | 1.45 |
| Recency | 21 September 2010 | 3 June 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 12 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon II X4 645 and A10-8700P.
Note that Athlon II X4 645 is a desktop processor while A10-8700P is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 645 and A10-8700P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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