AMD A10-7870K Benchmark, Test and specs

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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.
AMD A10-7870K

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the AMD A10-7870K. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD A10-7870K.

Name: AMD A10-7870K
Family: AMD A (112)
CPU group: AMD A10-7000 (7)
Architecture: Kaveri (Steamroller)
Segment: Mobile
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

Internal Graphics

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 & PCIe

The processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-2133
--
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: --

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Benchmark results

Verified 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 Intel Core M-5Y10
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
527
Intel Core M-5Y10a Intel Core M-5Y10a
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
527
Intel Core M-5Y10c Intel Core M-5Y10c
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
527
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
526
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
526
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
526
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
525

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.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1624
Intel Core i5-3470T Intel Core i5-3470T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1621
Intel Core i7-3520M Intel Core i7-3520M
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1613
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
1603
AMD FX-4350 AMD FX-4350
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
1598
Intel Core i3-6100H Intel Core i3-6100H
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1597
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1592

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 4300U AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 (Renoir) @ 1.40 GHz
896
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 (Renoir) @ 1.40 GHz
896
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 (Renoir) @ 1.40 GHz
896
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.86 GHz
887
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 @ 1.15 GHz
883
Intel Core i7-8557U Intel Core i7-8557U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 @ 1.15 GHz
883
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 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 i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
4692
Intel Core i5-6350HQ Intel Core i5-6350HQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
4692
AMD A10-5800K AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
4683
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
4682
AMD A8-7670K AMD A8-7670K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
4682
Intel Core i5-4430 Intel Core i5-4430
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
4682
Intel Core i5-3470 Intel Core i5-3470
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
4679

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 Phenom II X3 710 AMD Phenom II X3 710
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz
68
AMD A10-6700 AMD A10-6700
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
67
Intel Core i3-4005U Intel Core i3-4005U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
67
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
66
AMD Athlon II X4 630 AMD Athlon II X4 630
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
66
Intel Pentium 3556U Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
66
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 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 i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
251
Intel Core i3-4100M Intel Core i3-4100M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
251
Intel Pentium G4400 Intel Pentium G4400
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
251
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
250
AMD A8-7670K AMD A8-7670K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
250
AMD Athlon II X4 620e AMD Athlon II X4 620e
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
249
Intel Pentium G3440 Intel Pentium G3440
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
249

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