Athlon 200GE vs A10-7870K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-7870K
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.26

Athlon 200GE outperforms A10-7870K by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-7870K and Athlon 200GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18331718
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.394.27
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon
Power efficiency2.177.01
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date28 May 2015 (9 years ago)6 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$120$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 200GE has 995% better value for money than A10-7870K.

Detailed specifications

A10-7870K and Athlon 200GE 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 speed3.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache256 KB192 KB
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7870K and Athlon 200GE 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+AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7870K and Athlon 200GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMAFMA4+
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7870K and Athlon 200GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7870K and Athlon 200GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 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 3
iGPU core count8no data
Number of pipelines512no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7870K and Athlon 200GE integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7870K and Athlon 200GE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7870K and Athlon 200GE.

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.

A10-7870K 2.26
Athlon 200GE 2.69
+19%

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.

A10-7870K 3465
Athlon 200GE 4114
+18.7%

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.

A10-7870K 477
Athlon 200GE 916
+92%

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.

A10-7870K 1223
Athlon 200GE 1902
+55.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.26 2.69
Recency 28 May 2015 6 September 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

A10-7870K has 100% more physical cores.

Athlon 200GE, on the other hand, has a 19% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 200GE is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7870K in performance tests.


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