AMD A10-5700 vs AMD A10-6790K

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AMD A10-5700 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A10-6790K
AMD A10-5700 AMD A10-6790K

CPU comparison

AMD A10-5700 or AMD A10-6790K - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A10-5700 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-5700 was released in Q3/2012.

The AMD A10-6790K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-6790K was released in Q4/2013.
AMD A (112) Family AMD A (112)
AMD A10-5000 (2) CPU group AMD A10-6000 (4)
2 Generation 3
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture Richland (Piledriver)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A10-5700 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A10-5700 is 3.40 GHz (4.00 GHz) while the AMD A10-6790K has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A10-6790K is at 4.10 GHz (4.30 GHz).

AMD A10-5700 Characteristic AMD A10-6790K
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.40 GHz Frequency 4.10 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.30 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.30 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD A10-5700 Characteristic AMD A10-6790K
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A10-5700 or AMD A10-6790K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon HD 7660D GPU AMD Radeon HD 8670D
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.84 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation 5
32 nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 6
384 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 7660D GPU AMD Radeon HD 8670D
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A10-5700 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The AMD A10-6790K supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

AMD A10-5700 Characteristic AMD A10-6790K
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1866
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A10-5700 is 65 W, while the AMD A10-6790K has a TDP of 100 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A10-5700 Characteristic AMD A10-6790K
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 100 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A10-5700 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD A10-6790K is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

AMD A10-5700 Characteristic AMD A10-6790K
32 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
FM2 Socket FM2
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q4/2013
100 $ Release price 110 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-5700 (86%)
AMD A10-6790K (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-5700 (79%)
AMD A10-6790K (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-5700 AMD A10-5700
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
473 (91%)
AMD A10-6790K AMD A10-6790K
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
522 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-5700 AMD A10-5700
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1263 (89%)
AMD A10-6790K AMD A10-6790K
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
1419 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A10-5700 AMD A10-5700
AMD Radeon HD 7660D @ 0.80 GHz
614 (95%)
AMD A10-6790K AMD A10-6790K
AMD Radeon HD 8670D @ 0.84 GHz
648 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A10-5700 AMD A10-5700
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
2741 (58%)
AMD A10-6790K AMD A10-6790K
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
4724 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-5700 AMD A10-5700
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
56 (81%)
AMD A10-6790K AMD A10-6790K
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
69 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-5700 AMD A10-5700
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
231 (89%)
AMD A10-6790K AMD A10-6790K
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
260 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A10-5700 AMD A10-5700
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
412 (100%)
AMD A10-6790K AMD A10-6790K
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A10-5700 AMD A10-5700
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1054 (100%)
AMD A10-6790K AMD A10-6790K
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A10-5700 AMD A10-6790K
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