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| AMD Phenom X4 9700 vs A10 7850K |
First seen on January, 2013
AMD Phenom X4 9700
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
by Tech Radar (Nov, 2007)The big news here concerns individual frequency control for each core and split power planes for the memory controller and northbridge on the one hand and the execution cores on the other.
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Released January, 2014
AMD A10 7850K
- 3.7 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the A10 7850K
![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.7 GHz | ![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 72.4 °C |
by PCMag (Jun, 2014)Still, we expect the performance benefits of the A10-7850K's GPU to outshine the higher clock speed on the older part.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 9700 vs 7850K among desktop CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Fire Strike |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
No winner declared
Too close to call
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Phenom X4 9700 vs the A10 7850K. | |||||||
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Much higher clock speed | 3.7 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 55% higher clock speed | |||
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Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.4 °C | vs | 61 °C | Around 20% higher Maximum operating temperature |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Phenom X4 9700 vs A10 7850K
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
Phenom X4 9700
92.01 mHash/s
A10 7850K
89.37 mHash/s
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
Phenom X4 9700
19.9 mPixels/s
A10 7850K
18.51 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 (Ocean surface simulation) Data courtesy CompuBench
Phenom X4 9700
285.7 fps
A10 7850K
266.59 fps
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
Phenom X4 9700
1.63 fps
A10 7850K
1.44 fps
CompuBench 1.5 (Video composition) Data courtesy CompuBench
Phenom X4 9700
29.99 fps
A10 7850K
28.27 fps
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Phenom X4 9700
5,605
A10 7850K
5,498
PassMark (Single Core)
Phenom X4 9700
1,770
A10 7850K
1,571
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Phenom X4 9700 | vs | A10 7850K |
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Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
BMI1 | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
AMD-V | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
TBM | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes |
details | Phenom X4 9700 | vs | A10 7850K |
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Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 65 nm | 28 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 61°C | Unknown - 72.4°C | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 125W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 30.11 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 109.5 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 3.1 pt/W | 9.82 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 101.56W | 52.81W |
AMD Phenom X4 9700 ![]() | AMD A10 7850K ![]() |
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