Ryzen 7 4700U vs A10-7850K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-7850K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.14
Ryzen 7 4700U
2020
8 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
8.41
+293%

Ryzen 7 4700U outperforms A10-7850K by a whopping 293% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-7850K and Ryzen 7 4700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1866907
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.32no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency2.1353.03
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)
Release date14 January 2014 (10 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$173no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-7850K and Ryzen 7 4700U 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)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.1 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm7 nm
Die size246 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7850K and Ryzen 7 4700U 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+FP6
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7850K and Ryzen 7 4700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE1-4A, AVX, FM4A, VTMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4+
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7850K and Ryzen 7 4700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7850K and Ryzen 7 4700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1600 MHz)
iGPU core count8no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์512no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7850K and Ryzen 7 4700U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7850K and Ryzen 7 4700U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7850K and Ryzen 7 4700U.

PCIe version3.03.0

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.

A10-7850K 2.14
Ryzen 7 4700U 8.41
+293%

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.

A10-7850K 3403
Ryzen 7 4700U 13356
+292%

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.

A10-7850K 454
Ryzen 7 4700U 1354
+198%

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.

A10-7850K 1132
Ryzen 7 4700U 4913
+334%

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.

A10-7850K 3216
Ryzen 7 4700U 5524
+71.8%

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.

A10-7850K 10278
Ryzen 7 4700U 24771
+141%

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.

A10-7850K 4748
Ryzen 7 4700U 8629
+81.7%

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.

A10-7850K 13.1
Ryzen 7 4700U 7.89
+66%

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.

A10-7850K 4
Ryzen 7 4700U 13
+250%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

A10-7850K 318
Ryzen 7 4700U 1095
+244%

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.

A10-7850K 86
Ryzen 7 4700U 180
+109%

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.

A10-7850K 1.01
Ryzen 7 4700U 2.1
+108%

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.

A10-7850K 2.2
Ryzen 7 4700U 5.3
+139%

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.

A10-7850K 2140
Ryzen 7 4700U 3963
+85.2%

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.  

A10-7850K 24
Ryzen 7 4700U 57
+138%

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.  

A10-7850K 114
Ryzen 7 4700U 191
+67.8%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

A10-7850K 7094
Ryzen 7 4700U 20656
+191%

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

A10-7850K 2333
Ryzen 7 4700U 4351
+86.5%

Geekbench 2

A10-7850K 6502
Ryzen 7 4700U 16771
+158%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.14 8.41
Recency 14 January 2014 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 4700U has a 293% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 4700U is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7850K in performance tests.

Note that A10-7850K is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 4700U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A10-7850K and Ryzen 7 4700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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