AMD A10-5800K vs Intel Core i7-4790K

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Combined performance score

i7-4790K
5.25
+172%

Core i7-4790K outperforms A10-5800K by 172% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-4790K and A10-5800K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking10851834
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.963.20
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)AMD A-Series (Desktop)
Architecture codenameDevil's CanyonTrinity (2012−2013)
Release dateJune 2014 (9 years old)2 October 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$339$122
Current price$191 (0.6x MSRP)$76 (0.6x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

A10-5800K has 63% better value for money than i7-4790K.

Technical specs

Core i7-4790K and A10-5800K 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed4 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size177 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C74 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4790K and A10-5800K 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
SocketFCLGA1150FM2
Power consumption (TDP)88 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4790K and A10-5800K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
SIPP-no data
FDI+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-4790K and A10-5800K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+no data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4790K and A10-5800K are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4790K and A10-5800K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 4600AMD Radeon HD 7660D
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
Execution Units20no data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4790K and A10-5800K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4790K and A10-5800K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4790K and A10-5800K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4790K and A10-5800K.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

i7-4790K 5.25
+172%
A10-5800K 1.93

Core i7-4790K outperforms A10-5800K by 172% 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%

i7-4790K 8069
+173%
A10-5800K 2958

Core i7-4790K outperforms A10-5800K by 173% 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%

i7-4790K 1387
+208%
A10-5800K 451

Core i7-4790K outperforms A10-5800K by 208% 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%

i7-4790K 4391
+298%
A10-5800K 1102

Core i7-4790K outperforms A10-5800K by 298% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-4790K 6520
+111%
A10-5800K 3094

Core i7-4790K outperforms A10-5800K by 111% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-4790K 25082
+170%
A10-5800K 9276

Core i7-4790K outperforms A10-5800K by 170% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-4790K 9485
+112%
A10-5800K 4464

Core i7-4790K outperforms A10-5800K by 112% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i7-4790K 5.94
+168%
A10-5800K 15.9

A10-5800K outperforms Core i7-4790K by 168% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i7-4790K 9
+175%
A10-5800K 3

Core i7-4790K outperforms A10-5800K by 175% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i7-4790K 1.95
+89.3%
A10-5800K 1.03

Core i7-4790K outperforms A10-5800K by 89% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-4790K 5
+163%
A10-5800K 1.9

Core i7-4790K outperforms A10-5800K by 163% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-4790K 5534
+121%
A10-5800K 2501

Core i7-4790K outperforms A10-5800K by 121% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-4790K 189
+77.4%
A10-5800K 107

Core i7-4790K outperforms A10-5800K by 77% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-4790K 52
+136%
A10-5800K 22

Core i7-4790K outperforms A10-5800K by 136% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i7-4790K 13779
+98.1%
A10-5800K 6957

Core i7-4790K outperforms A10-5800K by 98% in Geekbench 2.

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

Benchmark coverage: 4%

i7-4790K 10700
+175%
A10-5800K 3890

Core i7-4790K outperforms A10-5800K by 175% in 3DMark Fire Strike Physics.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.25 1.93
Integrated graphics card 1.83 1.30
Recency on June 2014 2 October 2012
Threads 8 4
Cost $339 $122
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 88 Watt 100 Watt

The Core i7-4790K is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-5800K in performance tests.


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