i5-650 vs Pro A10-8700B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A10-8700B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.38
Core i5-650
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 73 Watt
1.42
+2.9%

Core i5-650 outperforms Pro A10-8700B by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A10-8700B and Core i5-650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22372206
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.93
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency3.731.84
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Clarkdale (2010−2011)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$35

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pro A10-8700B and Core i5-650 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 speed1.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.46 GHz
Bus rateno data2.5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million382 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pro A10-8700B and Core i5-650 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4FCLGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)12 - 35 Watt73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core i5-650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+

Security technologies

Pro A10-8700B and Core i5-650 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core i5-650 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core i5-650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16.38 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R6 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
iGPU core count6no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์384no data
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A10-8700B and Core i5-650 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core i5-650 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core i5-650.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Pro A10-8700B 1.38
i5-650 1.42
+2.9%

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.

Pro A10-8700B 2189
i5-650 2253
+2.9%

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.

Pro A10-8700B 461
+1.3%
i5-650 455

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.

Pro A10-8700B 992
+6.4%
i5-650 932

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.38 1.42
Recency 3 June 2015 7 January 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 73 Watt

Pro A10-8700B has an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 508.3% lower power consumption.

i5-650, on the other hand, has a 2.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pro A10-8700B and Core i5-650.

Be aware that Pro A10-8700B is a notebook processor while Core i5-650 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pro A10-8700B and Core i5-650, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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