i5-8210Y vs FX-7500

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Aggregate performance score

FX-7500
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
2.02
+16.8%
Core i5-8210Y
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
1.73

FX-7500 outperforms Core i5-8210Y by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-7500 and Core i5-8210Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19272042
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD KaveriIntel Core i5
Power efficiency10.0723.40
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)30 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281

Detailed specifications

FX-7500 and Core i5-8210Y 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors2,410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on FX-7500 and Core i5-8210Y 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP3FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-7500 and Core i5-8210Y. 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, FMAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

FX-7500 and Core i5-8210Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-7500 and Core i5-8210Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-7500 and Core i5-8210Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 617
iGPU core count6no data
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-7500 and Core i5-8210Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by FX-7500 and Core i5-8210Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-7500 and Core i5-8210Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.5
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-7500 and Core i5-8210Y.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes810

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 2.02
+16.8%
i5-8210Y 1.73

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.

FX-7500 3209
+16.9%
i5-8210Y 2746

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.

FX-7500 315
i5-8210Y 975
+210%

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.

FX-7500 684
i5-8210Y 1683
+146%

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.

FX-7500 2771
i5-8210Y 3544
+27.9%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

FX-7500 153
i5-8210Y 270
+76.1%

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.

FX-7500 55
i5-8210Y 130
+135%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.02 1.73
Recency 4 June 2014 30 October 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 7 Watt

FX-7500 has a 16.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

i5-8210Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The FX-7500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-8210Y in performance tests.


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