PRO A10-8770 vs Ryzen 5 2500U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.12
+83.1%
PRO A10-8770
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.25

Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms PRO A10-8770 by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and PRO A10-8770 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13901819
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency25.993.28
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)October 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and PRO A10-8770 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache128K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2250 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and PRO A10-8770 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and PRO A10-8770. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and PRO A10-8770 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and PRO A10-8770. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Switchable graphics-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 2500U and PRO A10-8770 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-n/a

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and PRO A10-8770 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and PRO A10-8770.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12no 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. 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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 4.12
+83.1%
PRO A10-8770 2.25

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 6544
+83.1%
PRO A10-8770 3574

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.12 2.25
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 2500U has a 83.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2500U is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A10-8770 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 2500U is a notebook processor while PRO A10-8770 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2500U and PRO A10-8770, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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