A10-5700 vs i7-870S
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-870S outperforms A10-5700 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2174 | 2183 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 2.02 | 2.52 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Lynnfield (2009−2010) | Trinity (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 19 July 2010 (14 years ago) | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-870S and A10-5700 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 | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 2.5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 296 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 774 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-870S and A10-5700 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 | FCLGA1156,LGA1156 | FM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 82 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-870S and A10-5700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-870S and A10-5700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-870S and A10-5700 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 i7-870S and A10-5700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 7660D |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-870S and A10-5700.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no 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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.72 | 1.70 |
| Recency | 19 July 2010 | 2 October 2012 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 82 Watt | 65 Watt |
i7-870S has a 1.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.
A10-5700, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 26.2% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Core i7-870S and AMD A10-5700.
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