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AMD A10-7870K Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-12

The AMD A10-7870K has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 4. gen of the AMD A series. The processor uses a mainboard with the FM2+ socket and was released in Q2/2015. The AMD A10-7870K scores 526 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,603 points.

At a glance
Name:	AMD A10-7870K
Family:	AMD A (112)
CPU group:	AMD A10-7000 (7)
Architecture:	Kaveri (Steamroller)
Technology:	28 nm
Segment:	Notebook
Generation:	4
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A10-7870K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A10-7870K is 3.90 GHz (4.10 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	3.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	4.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	4.10 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A10-7870K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A10-7870K uses the AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri), which has 512 texture shaders and 8 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri)
GPU frequency:	0.86 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	8
Shader:	512
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2014

Max. displays:	2
Generation:	6
Direct X:	12
Technology:	28 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB
Frame Generation:	No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.2 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR3-2133	34.2 GB/s
Max. Memory:
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	95 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The AMD A10-7870K is made in 28 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 4.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	28 nm
Chip design:
Socket:	FM2+
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	4.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:

Virtualization:	AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
Release date:	Q2/2015
Release price:	135 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz (4.10 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD A10-7870K have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	Intel Core M-5Y10 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	527
	Intel Core M-5Y10a 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	527
	Intel Core M-5Y10c 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	527
	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	526
	Intel Pentium Gold 4415U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	525
	Intel Core i5-2557M 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	521
	Intel Pentium 3550M 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	517

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 3200U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1632
	Intel Core i5-4200M 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1627
	Intel Core i7-3520M 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1613
	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	1603
	Intel Core i3-6100H 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1597
	Intel Core m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	1588
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1586

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.


	Intel Core i5-12450H Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.20 GHz	921
	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 (Renoir) @ 1.40 GHz	896
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 (Renoir) @ 1.40 GHz	896
	AMD A10-7870K AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.86 GHz	887
	Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.15 GHz	883
	Intel Core i7-8557U Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 @ 1.15 GHz	883
	Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 @ 1.15 GHz	883

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.


	Intel Core i7-2960XM 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	4725
	Intel Core i5-6300HQ 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	4692
	Intel Core i5-6350HQ 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	4692
	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	4682
	AMD A8-7670K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	4682
	Intel Core i7-3632QM 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	4645
	Intel Core i7-3612QM 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	4631

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.


	Intel Celeron 3855U 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	68
	Intel Pentium 3558U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	68
	Intel Core i3-4005U 2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	67
	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	66
	Intel Pentium 3556U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	66
	Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y 2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	66
	AMD A10-8700P 4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	66

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.


	Intel Core i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	251
	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	251
	Intel Core i5-L16G7 5C 5T @ 1.80 GHz	251
	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	250
	AMD A8-7670K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	250
	Intel Pentium Silver N5000 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	248
	Intel Core m7-6Y75 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	247

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,506 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,474 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,128 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,444 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,108 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,104 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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