AMD A10-7850K VS AMD A8-7670K — differences in specs

Comparison of video cards AMD A10-7850K vs AMD A8-7670K in benchmarks and specifications.

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Differences

Top features of AMD A8-7670K

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Higher clock speed

3.70 GHz 3.60 GHz

Around 3% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

4.00 GHz 3.90 GHz

Around 3 % better overclocked clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD A8-7670K AMD A10-7850K

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A8-7670K and AMD A10-7850K is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD A8-7670K AMD A10-7850K
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	AMD A AMD A
Generation	4 4
CPU group	AMD A8-7000 AMD A10-7000

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A8-7670K vs AMD A10-7850K by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.60 GHz 3.70 GHz
CPU Cores	4 4
Turbo (1 Core)	3.90 GHz 4.00 GHz
CPU Threads	4 4
Turbo (4 Cores)	3.90 GHz 4.00 GHz
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	Yes Yes
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A8-7670K and AMD A10-7850K along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Kaveri) AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri)
GPU frequency	0.76 GHz 0.72 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	6 8
Shader	384 512
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB 2 GB
Max. displays	2 2
Generation	6 6
DirectX Version	12 12
Technology	28 nm 28 nm
Release date	Q1/2015 Q1/2014

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A8-7670K and AMD A10-7850K. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	Decode Decode
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode Decode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A8-7670K and AMD A10-7850K you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3-2133 DDR3-2133
ECC	Yes Yes
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	3.0 3.0
PCIe lanes	16 16

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A8-7670K and AMD A10-7850K.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A8-7670K or AMD A10-7850K? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	95 W 95 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A8-7670K and AMD A10-7850K CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V AMD-V
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
L3-Cache	4.00 MB 4.00 MB
Architecture	Kaveri (Steamroller) Kaveri (Steamroller)
Technology	28 nm 28 nm
Socket	FM2+ FM2+
Release date	Q2/2015 Q1/2014