Pentium 3805U vs A10-7700K

Primary details

Comparing A10-7700K and Pentium 3805U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1931	2678
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.33	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	2.00	4.67
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2016)	Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date	14 January 2014 (10 years ago)	1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$152	$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A10-7700K and Pentium 3805U 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	246 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1300 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7700K and Pentium 3805U 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+	FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7700K and Pentium 3805U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	SSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VT	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	-
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

A10-7700K and Pentium 3805U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7700K and Pentium 3805U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7700K and Pentium 3805U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors
iGPU core count	6	no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์	384	no data
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	800 MHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7700K and Pentium 3805U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7700K and Pentium 3805U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	11.2/12
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7700K and Pentium 3805U.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.01	0.74
Recency	14 January 2014	1 March 2015
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

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