A10 PRO-7850B vs i5-12600K

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-12600K
2021
10 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
17.43
+700%
A10 PRO-7850B
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.18

Core i5-12600K outperforms A10 PRO-7850B by a whopping 700% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12600K and A10 PRO-7850B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3641855
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation43.97no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency13.192.17
Architecture codenameAlder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date4 November 2021 (3 years ago)31 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$289no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-12600K and A10 PRO-7850B 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 4.0no data
Bus rate8 × 16 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache80K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm28 nm
Die size215.25 mm2245 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C74 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12600K and A10 PRO-7850B 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
SocketFCLGA1700FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12600K and A10 PRO-7850B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-12600K and A10 PRO-7850B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12600K and A10 PRO-7850B 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 Core i5-12600K and A10 PRO-7850B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth76.805 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 770AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data512
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency1.45 GHzno data
Execution Units32no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-12600K and A10 PRO-7850B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-12600K and A10 PRO-7850B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-12600K and A10 PRO-7850B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12600K and A10 PRO-7850B.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

i5-12600K 17.43
+700%
A10 PRO-7850B 2.18

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.

i5-12600K 27683
+700%
A10 PRO-7850B 3459

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.

i5-12600K 2483
+437%
A10 PRO-7850B 462

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.

i5-12600K 11860
+893%
A10 PRO-7850B 1194

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.43 2.18
Recency 4 November 2021 31 July 2014
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 16 4
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 95 Watt

i5-12600K has a 699.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 150% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

A10 PRO-7850B, on the other hand, has 31.6% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-12600K is our recommended choice as it beats the A10 PRO-7850B in performance tests.


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