A6-7310 vs FX-7500

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Aggregate performance score

FX-7500
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
2.07
+19%

FX-7500 outperforms A6-7310 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-7500 and A6-7310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18141945
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD KaveriAMD A-Series
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Carrizo-L (2015)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)7 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Current price$267 $452

Detailed specifications

FX-7500 and A6-7310 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 speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
L2 cache4096 KB2048 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors2410 Million930 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on FX-7500 and A6-7310 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.

SocketFP3FP4
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt12-25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-7500 and A6-7310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 ControllerMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT
AES-NI++
FMA+FMA4
AVX++
FRTC1no data
PowerTune--
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect++
HSA1no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-7500 and A6-7310 are enumerated here.

AMD-V11
IOMMU 2.0++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-7500 and A6-7310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3L-1866
Max memory channels21

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon R4 Graphics
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro++
Switchable graphics11
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-7500 and A6-7310 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-7500 and A6-7310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkan11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-7500 and A6-7310.

PCIe version3.02.0

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.

FX-7500 2.07
+19%
A6-7310 1.74

FX-7500 outperforms A6-7310 by 19% 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%

FX-7500 3209
+19.3%
A6-7310 2689

FX-7500 outperforms A6-7310 by 19% 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%

FX-7500 313
+36.7%
A6-7310 229

FX-7500 outperforms A6-7310 by 37% 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%

FX-7500 695
+15.3%
A6-7310 603

FX-7500 outperforms A6-7310 by 15% 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%

FX-7500 2060
+14.4%
A6-7310 1801

FX-7500 outperforms A6-7310 by 14% 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%

FX-7500 5482
+8%
A6-7310 5075

FX-7500 outperforms A6-7310 by 8% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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%

FX-7500 2
A6-7310 2
+15.7%

A6-7310 outperforms FX-7500 by 16% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

FX-7500 153
+10.1%
A6-7310 139

FX-7500 outperforms A6-7310 by 10% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made 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 (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

FX-7500 55
+23.6%
A6-7310 45

FX-7500 outperforms A6-7310 by 24% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-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%

FX-7500 0.65
+12.1%
A6-7310 0.58

FX-7500 outperforms A6-7310 by 12% 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%

FX-7500 1.1
+10%
A6-7310 1

FX-7500 outperforms A6-7310 by 10% 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%

FX-7500 1479
+25.7%
A6-7310 1176

FX-7500 outperforms A6-7310 by 26% in WinRAR 4.0.

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%

FX-7500 14
+19.8%
A6-7310 12

FX-7500 outperforms A6-7310 by 20% in x264 encoding pass 2.

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%

FX-7500 69
+29%
A6-7310 53

FX-7500 outperforms A6-7310 by 29% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.07 1.74
Recency 4 June 2014 7 May 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 12 Watt

The FX-7500 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-7310 in performance tests.


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