i5-13420H vs A10-7700K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-7700K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.01
Core i5-13420H
2023
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
11.51
+473%

Core i5-13420H outperforms A10-7700K by a whopping 473% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-7700K and Core i5-13420H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1928683
Place by popularitynot in top-10069
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.32no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Intel Raptor Lake-H
Power efficiency2.0024.21
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Raptor Lake-H (2023)
Release date14 January 2014 (10 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$152no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-7700K and Core i5-13420H 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)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache256 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7700K and Core i5-13420H 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
SocketFM2+FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7700K and Core i5-13420H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A10-7700K and Core i5-13420H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7700K and Core i5-13420H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7700K and Core i5-13420H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
iGPU core count6no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์384no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.4 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7700K and Core i5-13420H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A10-7700K and Core i5-13420H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7700K and Core i5-13420H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212.1
OpenGLno data4.6
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7700K and Core i5-13420H.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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.

A10-7700K 2.01
i5-13420H 11.51
+473%

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.

A10-7700K 3193
i5-13420H 18278
+472%

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.

A10-7700K 3004
i5-13420H 9302
+210%

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.

A10-7700K 9821
i5-13420H 47500
+384%

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.

A10-7700K 4500
i5-13420H 13996
+211%

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.

A10-7700K 3
i5-13420H 22
+523%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

A10-7700K 285
i5-13420H 1815
+537%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made 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 (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

A10-7700K 83
i5-13420H 242
+192%

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.

A10-7700K 0.94
i5-13420H 2.94
+213%

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.

A10-7700K 2.1
i5-13420H 9.6
+357%

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.

A10-7700K 2098
i5-13420H 5919
+182%

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.  

A10-7700K 23
i5-13420H 112
+386%

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.  

A10-7700K 110
i5-13420H 320
+191%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.01 11.51
Recency 14 January 2014 4 January 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

i5-13420H has a 472.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-13420H is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7700K in performance tests.

Note that A10-7700K is a desktop processor while Core i5-13420H is a notebook one.


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