AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i5-4210H

Compare AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops 2 core CPU vs Intel 4th Generation Core i5 2 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

1356 points
6% slightly better overall score
1272 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

2586 points
4% slightly better gaming score
2473 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

1021 points
7% slightly better multitasking score
954 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

978 points
6% slightly better heavy workload score
916 points

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

2
Identical
2

Threads

Number of logical processing units

4
Identical
4

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

4.1 GHz
41% slightly higher clock speed
2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.3 GHz
22% slightly higher turbo speed
3.5 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

95 W
47 W
102% significantly lower TDP

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

853rd of 1,089
877th of 1,089

Family

The product line

A10-Series APU for Desktops
4th Generation Core i5

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2016 January
2014 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR3
DDR3-1333

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
-

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

-
No

A10-7890K vs Core i5-4210H benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-4210H performs better than the A10-7890K. Despite this, the A10-7890K has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the A10-7890K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-4210H. Also, the A10-7890K has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i5-4210H outputs less heat than A10-7890K thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the A10-7890K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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