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AMD FX-8140 vs AMD A10-5800K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2012
AMD FX-8140
AMD FX-8140
Released
Q3/2012
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AMD A10-5800K
AMD A10-5800K

What's the best choice AMD FX-8140 or AMD A10-5800K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD FX-8140 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2012.

AMD A10-5800K has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 100 W. Released in Q3/2012.

Differences

AMD FX-8140 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-8140
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    929 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 100 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-8140 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    451 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    336 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    722 place
AMD A10-5800K Reasons to consider
AMD A10-5800K
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1146 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 16% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A10-5800K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    844 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    712 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1106 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1103 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    554 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    616 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    567 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    357 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    441 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    21 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    878 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-8140 AMD FX-8140
AMD A10-5800K AMD A10-5800K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD FX left arrow AMD A
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD FX-8000 left arrow AMD A10-5000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow AMD Radeon HD 7660D
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.80 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    left arrow 6
  • Shader
    left arrow 384
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 2
  • Generation
    left arrow 4
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 11
  • Technology
    left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q3/2012
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A10-5800K and AMD FX-8140. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-8140 and AMD A10-5800K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 100 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-8140 and AMD FX-8140, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vishera (Bulldozer) left arrow Trinity (Piledriver)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow FM2
  • Release date
    Q4/2012 left arrow Q3/2012

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-8140 and AMD A10-5800K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1
AMD FX-8140
1.08
AMD A10-5800K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
5.52
AMD FX-8140
3.32
AMD A10-5800K
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
6845
AMD FX-8140
4683
AMD A10-5800K

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