Pentium N3710 vs A10-7890K

Primary details

Comparing A10-7890K and Pentium N3710 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1838	2563
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.41	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	2.22	13.87
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2016)	Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date	11 January 2016 (8 years ago)	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$150	$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A10-7890K and Pentium N3710 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	4 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	2.56 GHz
Bus type	no data	IDI
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	4096 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7890K and Pentium N3710 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FM2+	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7890K and Pentium N3710. 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	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

A10-7890K and Pentium N3710 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7890K and Pentium N3710 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7890K and Pentium N3710. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell) (400 - 700 MHz)
iGPU core count	8	no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์	512	no data
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	700 MHz
Execution Units	no data	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7890K and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7890K and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	+
OpenGL	no data	+
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7890K and Pentium N3710.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no data	+

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	2.23	0.88
Recency	11 January 2016	1 April 2016
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	6 Watt

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