Athlon 64 X2 4800+ vs A10-5800K

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Primary details

Comparing A10-5800K and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1974not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.28no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)
Power efficiency1.76no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-5800K and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rateno data1000 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm90 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-5800K and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFM2no data
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt65 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800K and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800K and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7660Dno data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-5800K 2961
+336%
Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 679

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A10-5800K 4464
+148%
Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 1798

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 65 Watt

A10-5800K has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 X2 4800+, on the other hand, has 53.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A10-5800K and Athlon 64 X2 4800+. We've got no test results to judge.


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