i5-7300U vs A10-7700K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-7700K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.01
Core i5-7300U
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.30
+14.4%

Core i5-7300U outperforms A10-7700K by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-7700K and Core i5-7300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19291814
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.32no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Intel Core i5
Power efficiency2.0014.50
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date14 January 2014 (10 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$152$281

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-7700K and Core i5-7300U 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7700K and Core i5-7300U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2+FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7700K and Core i5-7300U. 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+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

A10-7700K and Core i5-7300U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7700K and Core i5-7300U 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 i5-7300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 620
iGPU core count6no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์384no data
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7700K and Core i5-7300U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A10-7700K and Core i5-7300U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7700K and Core i5-7300U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.5
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7700K and Core i5-7300U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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
i5-7300U 2.30
+14.4%

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
i5-7300U 3653
+14.4%

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
i5-7300U 5529
+84.1%

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
i5-7300U 12298
+25.2%

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
+0.2%
i5-7300U 4492

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.

A10-7700K 13.7
+6.5%
i5-7300U 14.59

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
i5-7300U 4
+11.6%

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
i5-7300U 340
+19.3%

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
i5-7300U 142
+71.1%

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
i5-7300U 1.62
+72.3%

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
i5-7300U 2.1

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
i5-7300U 2696
+28.5%

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
i5-7300U 24
+4.1%

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
i5-7300U 128
+16.5%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

A10-7700K 6771
i5-7300U 7603
+12.3%

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

A10-7700K 2243
i5-7300U 3487
+55.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.01 2.30
Recency 14 January 2014 3 January 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

A10-7700K has 100% more physical cores.

i5-7300U, on the other hand, has a 14.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-7300U is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7700K in performance tests.

Note that A10-7700K is a desktop processor while Core i5-7300U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A10-7700K and Core i5-7300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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