AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs AMD A10-7870K

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AMD Ryzen 3 1300X CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A10-7870K
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X AMD A10-7870K

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X or AMD A10-7870K - 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 Ryzen 3 1300X has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 1300X was released in Q1/2017.

The AMD A10-7870K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-7870K was released in Q2/2015.
AMD Ryzen 3 (33) Family AMD A (112)
AMD Ryzen 1000 (15) CPU group AMD A10-7000 (7)
1 Generation 4
Summit Ridge (Zen) Architecture Kaveri (Steamroller)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 3 1300X is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (3.90 GHz). The AMD A10-7870K has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.90 GHz (4.10 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X Characteristic AMD A10-7870K
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? Yes
3.40 GHz Frequency 3.90 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.10 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.10 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 Ryzen 3 1300X Characteristic AMD A10-7870K
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri)
GPU frequency 0.86 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 28 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 8
-- Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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.

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

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 3 1300X supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-7870K can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X Characteristic AMD A10-7870K
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-2133
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
19.7 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 3 1300X has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD A10-7870K is 95 W.

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X Characteristic AMD A10-7870K
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 3 1300X has a 10.00 MB cache, while the AMD A10-7870K cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X Characteristic AMD A10-7870K
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
AM4 (PGA 1331) Socket FM2+
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2017 Release date Q2/2015
135 $ Release price 135 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
896 (100%)
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
526 (59%)

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 Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
2975 (100%)
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
1603 (54%)

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 Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
6960 (100%)
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
4682 (67%)

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 Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
146 (100%)
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
66 (45%)

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 Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
553 (100%)
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
250 (45%)

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 Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1120 (100%)
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 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 Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3202 (100%)
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
360 (100%)
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1357 (100%)
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.86 GHz
887 (100%)

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 Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1594 (100%)
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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