A10-7870K: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
A10-7870K provides poor benchmark performance at 2.18% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
AMD started A10-7870K sales 28 May 2015 at a recommended price of $120. This is a Godaveri architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 28nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 4100 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FM2+ processor with a TDP of 95 Watt and a maximum temperature of 74 °C. It supports DDR3-2133 memory.
Primary details
A10-7870K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 1836 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.38 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Power efficiency | 2.17 | of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U) |
| Architecture codename | Godaveri (2014−2016) | |
| Release date | 28 May 2015 (9 years ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $120 | of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | |
| Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | of 110 °C (Core Ultra 9 185H) |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | of 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | + |
Compatibility
Information on A10-7870K compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | FM2+ | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by A10-7870K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| FMA | FMA4 | |
| AVX | AVX | |
| FRTC | + | |
| FreeSync | + | |
| PowerTune | + | |
| DualGraphics | + | |
| TrueAudio | + | |
| PowerNow | + | |
| PowerGating | + | |
| Out-of-band client management | + | |
| VirusProtect | + | |
| HSA | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + | |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by A10-7870K's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into A10-7870K.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | |
| iGPU core count | 8 | |
| Number of pipelines | 512 | |
| Enduro | + | |
| Switchable graphics | + | |
| UVD | + | |
| VCE | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10-7870K's integrated GPU.
| DisplayPort | + | |
| HDMI | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10-7870K's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | |
| Vulkan | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | of 5.0 (EPYC 9655P) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of A10-7870K. Overall benchmark performance 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.
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.
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.
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.
3DMark Fire Strike Physics
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Intel equivalent
According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to A10-7870K is Core i3-4340, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 2 positions in our ranking.
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