A10-7300 vs i7-990X EE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-990X EE
6 cores / 12 threads, 130 Watt
3.77
+281%

Core i7-990X EE outperforms A10-7300 by a whopping 281% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15762639
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)AMD Kaveri
Power efficiency1.222.20
DesignerIntelAMD
Architecture codenameGulftown (2010−2011)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release dateno data4 June 2014 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-990X EE and A10-7300 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speedno data1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.73 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate6400 MHzno data
L2 cacheno data4096 KB
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data245 mm2
Number of transistorsno data2410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-990X EE and A10-7300 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.

SocketLGA-1366FP3
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt19 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-990X EE and A10-7300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-990X EE and A10-7300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-990X EE and A10-7300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-990X EE and A10-7300 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-990X EE and A10-7300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-990X EE and A10-7300.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

i7-990X EE 3.77
+281%
A10-7300 0.99

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.

i7-990X EE 6624
+281%
A10-7300 Samples: 619 1739

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.

i7-990X EE 4204
+111%
A10-7300 1992

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.

i7-990X EE 22228
+328%
A10-7300 5192

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.

i7-990X EE 7042
+180%
A10-7300 2518

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.

i7-990X EE 5.17
+360%
A10-7300 23.8

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.

i7-990X EE 9
+392%
A10-7300 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.77 0.99
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 19 Watt

i7-990X EE has a 280.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

A10-7300, on the other hand, has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 584.2% lower power consumption.

The Intel Core i7-990X EE is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A10-7300 in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-990X EE is a desktop processor while A10-7300 is a notebook one.

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