PRO A10-8770 vs Ryzen 5 1500X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1500X
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.75
+154%
PRO A10-8770
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.26

Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms PRO A10-8770 by a whopping 154% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1500X and PRO A10-8770 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11231817
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.95no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency8.343.28
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$189no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1500X and PRO A10-8770 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB2048 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size213 mm2250 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1500X and PRO A10-8770 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and PRO A10-8770. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and PRO A10-8770 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and PRO A10-8770. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count-6
Switchable graphics-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1500X and PRO A10-8770 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-n/a

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and PRO A10-8770 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-DirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and PRO A10-8770.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes20no 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.


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.

Ryzen 5 1500X 5.75
+154%
PRO A10-8770 2.26

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.

Ryzen 5 1500X 9102
+155%
PRO A10-8770 3574

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.75 2.26
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

Ryzen 5 1500X has a 154.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 1500X is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A10-8770 in performance tests.


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