AMD A10-7850K vs Intel Pentium D1517

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AMD A10-7850K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium D1517
AMD A10-7850K Intel Pentium D1517

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A10-7850K and the Intel Pentium D1517 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A10-7850K 4 core processor released in Q1/2014 with the Intel Pentium D1517 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2015.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD A10-7000 (7) CPU group Intel Pentium D (5)
4 Generation 5
Kaveri (Steamroller) Architecture Broadwell
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A10-7850K is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.00 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium D1517 clocks with 1.60 GHz (2.20 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

AMD A10-7850K Characteristic Intel Pentium D1517
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.70 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.20 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A10-7850K Characteristic Intel Pentium D1517
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) GPU no iGPU
0.72 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
8 Compute units --
512 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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 R7 - 512 (Kaveri) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD A10-7850K, while the Intel Pentium D1517 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

AMD A10-7850K Characteristic Intel Pentium D1517
DDR3-2133 Memory DDR4-2133
Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 32
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 31.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD A10-7850K has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium D1517 is 25 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A10-7850K Characteristic Intel Pentium D1517
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A10-7850K has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium D1517 is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD A10-7850K Characteristic Intel Pentium D1517
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FM2+ Socket AM1
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2014 Release date Q4/2015
125 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-7850K (100%)
Intel Pentium D1517 (73%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-7850K (88%)
Intel Pentium D1517 (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 A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
506 (100%)
Intel Pentium D1517 Intel Pentium D1517
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
444 (88%)

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 A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1541 (88%)
Intel Pentium D1517 Intel Pentium D1517
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1755 (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 A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
64 (100%)
Intel Pentium D1517 Intel Pentium D1517
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
37 (58%)

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 A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.72 GHz
702 (100%)
Intel Pentium D1517 Intel Pentium D1517
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
4568 (100%)
Intel Pentium D1517 Intel Pentium D1517
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
729 (100%)
Intel Pentium D1517 Intel Pentium D1517
4C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
244 (100%)
Intel Pentium D1517 Intel Pentium D1517
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A10-7850K Intel Pentium D1517
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