AMD A10-5800K vs AMD Athlon II X4 760K

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CPU lineage

AMD A10-5800K or AMD A10-5800K – which processor offers superior performance? In this comparison, we examine disparities and assess which of these two CPUs outperforms the other. We delve into technical specifications and benchmark outcomes.
The AMD A10-5800K features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q3/2012 and belongs to the 2 generation of the AMD A series.
To use the AMD A10-5800K, you'll need a motherboard with a FM2 socket.
The AMD Athlon II X4 760K features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q2/2013 and belongs to the 4 generation of the AMD Athlon II series.
To use the AMD Athlon II X4 760K, you'll need a motherboard with a FM2 socket.
AMD A10-5000 Group AMD Athlon II X4 (Richland)
2 Generation 4
AMD A10-5800K Name AMD Athlon II X4 760K
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
AMD A Family AMD Athlon II
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A10-5800K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the AMD A10-5800K is 3.8 GHz
and turbo frequency for one core is 4.2 GHz.
The AMD Athlon II X4 760K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 760K is 3.8 GHz
and turbo frequency for one core is 4.1 GHz.
4.2 GHz Turbo Frequency (all cores) 4.1 GHz
4.2 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 core) 4.1 GHz
normal Core architecture normal
3.8 GHz Frequency 3.8 GHz
4 CPU Cores 4
Yes Overclocking Yes
No Hyperthreading No
4x Cores 4x
4 Threads 4
 
 

Internal Graphics

The AMD A10-5800K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the AMD A10-5800K uses the AMD Radeon HD 7660D, which has 384 texture shaders
and 6 execution units.
The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
The AMD Athlon II X4 760K does not have integrated graphics.
-- GPU (Turbo) --
32 nm Technology --
11 Direct X --
2.0 GB Max. GPU Memory 0 bytes
6 Execution units --
Q3/2012 Release date --
AMD Radeon HD 7660D GPU name
384 Shaders --
0.8 GHz GPU frequency --
4 Generation --
-- Max. displays --
 
 

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

-- AI specifications --
-- AI hardware --
 
 

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 h265 / HEVC (8 bit) --
No VP9 --
No VP8 --
Decode VC-1 --
Decode / Encode JPEG --
Decode h264 --
No h265 / HEVC (10 bit) --
Decode AVC --
No AV1 --
 
 

Memory & PCIe

DDR3-1866 Memory type DDR3-1866
-- Bandwidth --
Yes AES-NI No
No ECC No
pci PCIe pci
0 bytes Max. Memory 0 bytes
2 Memory channels 1
 
 

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 100 W watts.
TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
100 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 100 W
-- Tjunction max --
 
 

Technical details

The AMD A10-5800K is manufactured using a 32 nm process.
A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU.
In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache.
A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
The AMD Athlon II X4 760K is manufactured using a 32 nm process.
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V
32 nm Technology 32 nm
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a, MMX, 3DNow!
-- Part Number --
-- Chip design --
Q3/2012 Release date Q2/2013
100 $ Release price 70 $
0 bytes L2-Cache 4.0 MB
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
4.0 MB L3-Cache 0 bytes
FM2 Socket FM2
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture Richland
 
 

Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
5582
5582
AMD Athlon II X4 760K
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
5014
5014

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
2029
2029
AMD Athlon II X4 760K
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
1969
1969

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
1483
1483
AMD Athlon II X4 760K
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
1403
1403

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon II X4 760K
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
748
748
AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
746
746

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
314
314
AMD Athlon II X4 760K
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
283
283