Test Methodology
Comparison Processor Configurations |
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| CPU | AMD |
Intel | ||||||||
Athlon 5350 |
A8-7600 |
A10-7800 |
A10-7850K |
A8-6500T |
A10-6800K |
Pentium G3220 |
Core i3-4330 |
Core i5-4440 |
Core i5-4670 |
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| CPU TDP | 25W |
45W / 65W |
45W / 65W |
95W |
65W |
100W |
53W |
54W |
84W |
84W |
| Socket | AM1 |
FM2+ |
FM2+ |
FM2+ |
FM2 |
FM2 |
LGA 1150 |
LGA 1150 |
LGA 1150 |
LGA 1150 |
| Fabrication | 28nm |
28nm |
28nm |
28nm |
32nm |
32nm |
22nm |
22nm |
22nm |
22nm |
| Motherboard | ASRock AM1B-ITX+ |
ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ |
Gigabyte G1.Sniper A88X |
ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ |
Gigabyte GA-Z87M-D3H |
Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP |
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| BIOS | 1.0 |
1.90 |
F8 |
1.90 |
F9 |
F5 |
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| Chipset Driver | AMD Catalyst 13.12 |
AMD Catalyst 14.7 |
AMD Catalyst 13.12 |
Intel Inf 9.4.0.1027 and IMEI 9 |
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| DDR3 Memory | AMD Gamer Series 4GB (1x4GB) |
AMD Gamer Series 16GB (2x8GB) |
Corsair XMS3 4GB (1x4GB) / 8GB (2x4GB) |
AMD Gamer Series 16GB (2x8GB) |
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| Memory Timings | 9-9-9-28-2T @ 1,600MHz |
10-11-11-28-2T @ 2,133MHz |
9-10-9-27-2T @ 1,600MHz |
10-11-11-28-2T @ 2,133MHz |
9-9-9-24-2T @ 1,600MHz |
9-10-9-27-2T @ 1,866MHz |
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| Integrated Graphics | Radeon R3 |
Radeon R7 |
Radeon R7 |
Radeon R7 |
HD 8550D |
HD 8670D |
HD Graphics |
HD 4600 |
HD 4600 |
HD 4600 |
| Disk Drive | Samsung 840 Pro 250GB |
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| Power Supply | Corsair AX760i (760W) |
Corsair VS450 (450W) |
Corsair AX760i (760W) |
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| Operating System | Windows 8.1 64-bit |
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CPU and Memory Benchmarks |
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| HEXUS PiFast | Our number-crunching benchmark stresses a single core by calculating Pi to 10m places | |||||||||
| CineBench R15 | Using Cinebench's multi-CPU render, this cross-platform benchmark stresses all cores | |||||||||
| wPrime 2.1.0 | Another number-crunching benchmark that stresses all available CPU cores/threads | |||||||||
| AIDA64 v4.00.2746 | Benchmark that analyses memory bandwidth and latency | |||||||||
Multimedia Benchmarks |
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| LuxMark 2.0 | An OpenCL rendering benchmark | |||||||||
| MuseMage 1.9.6 | An OpenCL image-manipulation benchmark (64-bit) | |||||||||
| HandBrake 0.9.9.1 | Free-to-use video encoder that stresses all CPU cores (64-bit) | |||||||||
System Benchmarks |
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| PCMark 8 v2.0 | System-wide examination that uses the Home preset, run with OpenCL acceleration | |||||||||
| 3DMark | DX11, run at the Firestrike default test | |||||||||
| SiSoft Sandra 2014 | Aggregate score that takes a composite of 12 system-wide benchmarks | |||||||||
Gaming Benchmarks |
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| BioShock Infinite | DX9, 1,280x720, medium quality | |||||||||
| GRID 2 | DX9, 1,280x720, high quality | |||||||||
| Total War: Rome II | DX9, 1,280x720, medium quality | |||||||||
Miscellaneous Benchmarks |
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| Power Consumption | While idling and when running wPrime and GRID 2 | |||||||||
Notes
To illustrate the performance differential between the A10-7800's two configurable TDPs, the chip has been benchmarked with the latest available AMD Catalyst driver (14.7 beta) in both the 65W and 45W modes. Benchmark performance at 65W should be just shy of the range-topping A10-7850K and, keeping an eye on both sides of the fence, the nearest Intel competitors in our line-up are the Core i3-4330 (£90) and the Core i5-4440 (£130).
Readers should note that due to unforeseen circumstances we've had to change the motherboard on our AMD FM2+ test platform to the previously-reviewed Gigabyte G1.Sniper A88X. The impact on performance benchmarks should be negligible, though power consumption may be a tad higher on this larger ATX board.
