C-30 vs A10-7700K
Primary details
Comparing A10-7700K and C-30 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1913 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.25 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series (Desktop) | AMD C-Series |
| Power efficiency | 2.01 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Godaveri (2014−2016) | Ontario (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 14 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $152 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A10-7700K and C-30 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on A10-7700K and C-30 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FM2+ | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7700K and C-30. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VT | 40 nm, 1.24-1.35V |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7700K and C-30 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7700K and C-30. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR3 Single-channel |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | AMD Radeon HD 6250 |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Number of pipelines | 384 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10-7700K and C-30 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10-7700K and C-30 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7700K and C-30.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 January 2014 | 4 January 2011 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 9 Watt |
A10-7700K has an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
C-30, on the other hand, has 955.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A10-7700K and C-30. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that A10-7700K is a desktop processor while C-30 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10-7700K and C-30, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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