AMD A10-7870K Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD A10-7870K features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2015 and belongs to the 4 generation of the AMD A series. To use the AMD A10-7870K, you'll need a motherboard with a FM2+ socket.
Name: AMD A10-7870K
Family: AMD A
Group: AMD A10-7000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

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 3.9 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.1 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 3.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 4.1 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): --
Execution units: 8
Shaders: 512
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 6
Direct X: 12
Technology: 28 nm
Release date: Q1/2014

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

Memory type: DDR3-2133
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: --
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 95 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.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 95 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD A10-7870K is manufactured using a 28 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.
Technology: 28 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: FM2+
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Kaveri (Steamroller)
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: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-4130
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
6379
6379
AMD A8-7670K
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
6343
6343
AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
6343
6343
AMD A8-7670K
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
6343
6343
Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
6324
6324

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD FX-4150
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
4748
4748
AMD A8-7670K
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
4682
4682
AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
4682
4682
AMD A8-7670K
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
4682
4682
Intel Core i7-3632QM
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
4645
4645

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron G1820T
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
2138
2138
AMD A8-7670K
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
2124
2124
AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
2124
2124
AMD A8-7670K
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
2124
2124
AMD A6-6420K
2C 2T @ 4.0 GHz
2118
2118

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-6360U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1669
1669
Intel Core i5-7Y57
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
1634
1634
AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
1603
1603
AMD FX-4350
4C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
1598
1598
Intel Core i3-6100H
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
1597
1597

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core M-5Y10
2C 4T @ 0.8 GHz
527
527
Intel Core M-5Y10a
2C 4T @ 0.8 GHz
527
527
AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
526
526
Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.3 GHz
517
517
Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
517
517

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-L16G7
5C 5T @ 1.4 GHz
251
251
AMD A8-7670K
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
250
250
AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
250
250
AMD A8-7670K
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
250
250
AMD Athlon II X4 620e
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
249
249

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Phenom II X4 B93
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
3.3
3.3
AMD A8-7670K
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
3.3
3.3
AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
3.3
3.3
AMD A8-7670K
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
3.3
3.3
Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
3.3
3.3

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD A8-7670K
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
1.0
1.0
Intel Core m3-6Y30
2C 4T @ 0.9 GHz
1.0
1.0
AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
1.0
1.0
Intel Core m3-6Y30
2C 4T @ 0.9 GHz
1.0
1.0
AMD A8-7670K
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
1.0
1.0