AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i7-975

Compare AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops 2 core CPU vs Intel Core 4 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
1889 points
39% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

2586 points
3014 points
16% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

1021 points
1556 points
52% significantly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

978 points
1494 points
52% significantly better heavy workload score

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

2
4
100% significantly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

4
8
100% significantly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

4.1 GHz
23% slightly higher clock speed
3.33 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.3 GHz
19% slightly higher turbo speed
3.6 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

95 W
36% slightly lower TDP
130 W

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
3
49% significantly more memory channels

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

853rd of 1,089
742nd of 1,089

Family

The product line

A10-Series APU for Desktops
Core

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2016 January
2009 May

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR3
DDR3-1066

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
-

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

-
No

A10-7890K vs Core i7-975 benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-975 is faster than the A10-7890K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the A10-7890K in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-975 has significantly more cores than the A10-7890K. Indeed, the Core i7-975 has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the A10-7890K. It also has more threads than the A10-7890K. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the A10-7890K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-975. Also, the A10-7890K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A A10-7890K CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-975 CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the A10-7890K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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