Ryzen 7 7700 vs A10-5800K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-5800K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.87
Ryzen 7 7700
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
21.80
+1066%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms A10-5800K by a whopping 1066% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-5800K and Ryzen 7 7700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1995243
Place by popularitynot in top-10083
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.3551.48
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency1.7731.74
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122$339

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 7700 has 14609% better value for money than A10-5800K.

Detailed specifications

A10-5800K and Ryzen 7 7700 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz5.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)8 MB
L3 cache0 KB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size246 mm271 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C61 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million6,570 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on A10-5800K and Ryzen 7 7700 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 configuration11
SocketFM2AM5
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt65W, (85W real world)

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800K and Ryzen 7 7700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800K and Ryzen 7 7700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800K and Ryzen 7 7700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7660D (800 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5800K and Ryzen 7 7700.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-5800K 1.87
Ryzen 7 7700 21.80
+1066%

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 2963
Ryzen 7 7700 34630
+1069%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A10-5800K 451
Ryzen 7 7700 2876
+538%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A10-5800K 1094
Ryzen 7 7700 14932
+1265%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A10-5800K 3094
Ryzen 7 7700 8345
+170%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A10-5800K 9276
Ryzen 7 7700 53881
+481%

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
Ryzen 7 7700 18277
+309%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A10-5800K 15.9
Ryzen 7 7700 2.72
+485%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A10-5800K 3
Ryzen 7 7700 34
+933%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A10-5800K 1.03
Ryzen 7 7700 3.64
+253%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A10-5800K 1.9
Ryzen 7 7700 15.9
+737%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

A10-5800K 2501
Ryzen 7 7700 14860
+494%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

A10-5800K 22
Ryzen 7 7700 175
+701%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

A10-5800K 107
Ryzen 7 7700 368
+245%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.87 21.80
Integrated graphics card 1.32 4.43
Recency 2 October 2012 4 January 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 7700 has a 1065.8% higher aggregate performance score, 235.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 540% more advanced lithography process, and 53.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7700 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-5800K in performance tests.


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