A10-7870K vs Ryzen 5 2500U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and A10-7870K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1364	1816
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.40
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Godaveri (2015−2016)
Release date	26 October 2017 (6 years ago)	28 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$120

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and A10-7870K 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 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4.1 GHz
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	4950 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and A10-7870K 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and A10-7870K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	+	AVX
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
HSA	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and A10-7870K are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and A10-7870K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	8
Number of pipelines	no data	512
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 2500U and A10-7870K integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and A10-7870K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and A10-7870K.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	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.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.24	2.23
Recency	26 October 2017	28 May 2015
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

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