A10-7870K vs Ryzen 5 4500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads, 15 Watt
7.06
+218%

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms A10-7870K by a whopping 218% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and A10-7870K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking9791806
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.40
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Godaveri (2015−2016)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)28 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$120

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads64
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.1 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache384 KB256 KB
L2 cache3 MB4096 KB
L3 cache8 MB0 KB
Chip lithography7 nm28 nm
Die size156 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors9800 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500U 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and A10-7870K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+FMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500U 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 4500U and A10-7870K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
Number of pipelinesno data512
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 4500U and A10-7870K integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and A10-7870K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and A10-7870K.

PCIe version3.03.0

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.

Ryzen 5 4500U 7.06
+218%
A10-7870K 2.22

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 4500U 10926
+218%
A10-7870K 3438

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.06 2.22
Recency 6 January 2020 28 May 2015
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 95 Watt

Ryzen 5 4500U has a 218% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7870K in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 4500U is a notebook processor while A10-7870K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4500U and A10-7870K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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