AMD A10 Kaveri Performance-Per-Watt Performance-per-Watt and power consumption numbers on the AMD A10-7850K Kaveri on Ubuntu Linux plus other Intel CPU performance numbers. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Intel Core i3 2120: Processor: Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 2000 (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: intel 2.99.907, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Core i5 3470: Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 2500 (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: intel 2.99.907, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Core i7 3770K: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: intel 2.99.907, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Core i3 4130: Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Device 041e (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: intel 2.99.907, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Core i5 4670: Processor: Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: intel 2.99.907, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Core i7 4770K: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: intel 2.99.907, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD A10-7850K Kaveri: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon R7 1024MB (900/1066MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.12.7-031207-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.30.1, OpenGL: 4.3.12682, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i3 2120 ... 202.10 |================================================ Intel Core i5 3470 ... 118.80 |============================ Intel Core i7 3770K .. 88.92 |===================== Intel Core i3 4130 ... 161.96 |====================================== Intel Core i5 4670 ... 94.03 |====================== Intel Core i7 4770K .. 75.43 |================== AMD A10-7850K Kaveri . 163.14 |======================================= Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Performance Per Watt > Higher Is Better Intel Core i3 2120 ... 0.32 |=========== Intel Core i5 3470 ... 0.64 |===================== Intel Core i7 3770K .. 1.09 |==================================== Intel Core i3 4130 ... 0.47 |================ Intel Core i5 4670 ... 0.97 |================================ Intel Core i7 4770K .. 1.51 |================================================== AMD A10-7850K Kaveri . 0.71 |======================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel Core i3 2120 .. MIN: 40.0 AVG: 50.6 MAX: 53.0 Intel Core i5 3470 .. MIN: 39.0 AVG: 52.7 MAX: 56.0 Intel Core i7 3770K . MIN: 48.0 AVG: 64.0 MAX: 70.0 Intel Core i3 4130 .. MIN: 33.0 AVG: 44.5 MAX: 47.0 Intel Core i5 4670 .. MIN: 38.0 AVG: 51.7 MAX: 57.0 Intel Core i7 4770K . MIN: 52.0 AVG: 69.4 MAX: 75.0 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Intel Core i3 2120 ... MIN: 37 AVG: 64 MAX: 65 Intel Core i5 3470 ... MIN: 38 AVG: 76 MAX: 80 Intel Core i7 3770K .. MIN: 48 AVG: 97 MAX: 101 Intel Core i3 4130 ... MIN: 51 AVG: 76 MAX: 77 Intel Core i5 4670 ... MIN: 49 AVG: 91 MAX: 98 Intel Core i7 4770K .. MIN: 69 AVG: 114 MAX: 121 AMD A10-7850K Kaveri . MIN: 72 AVG: 116 MAX: 122 C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i3 2120 ... 63.29 |================================================= Intel Core i5 3470 ... 32.54 |========================= Intel Core i7 3770K .. 28.20 |====================== Intel Core i3 4130 ... 49.89 |======================================= Intel Core i5 4670 ... 19.10 |=============== Intel Core i7 4770K .. 22.92 |================== AMD A10-7850K Kaveri . 40.18 |=============================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Performance Per Watt > Higher Is Better Intel Core i3 2120 ... 0.93 |========== Intel Core i5 3470 ... 2.25 |========================= Intel Core i7 3770K .. 3.06 |================================== Intel Core i3 4130 ... 1.45 |================ Intel Core i5 4670 ... 4.55 |================================================== Intel Core i7 4770K .. 4.56 |================================================== AMD A10-7850K Kaveri . 2.98 |================================= C-Ray 1.1 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel Core i3 2120 .. MIN: 41.0 AVG: 49.6 MAX: 51.0 Intel Core i5 3470 .. MIN: 51.0 AVG: 53.2 MAX: 55.0 Intel Core i7 3770K . MIN: 47.0 AVG: 61.5 MAX: 66.0 Intel Core i3 4130 .. MIN: 45.0 AVG: 46.5 MAX: 48.0 Intel Core i5 4670 .. MIN: 38.0 AVG: 47.7 MAX: 56.0 Intel Core i7 4770K . MIN: 59.0 AVG: 70.2 MAX: 74.0 C-Ray 1.1 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Intel Core i3 2120 ... MIN: 56 AVG: 59 MAX: 59 Intel Core i5 3470 ... MIN: 64 AVG: 73 MAX: 74 Intel Core i7 3770K .. MIN: 86 AVG: 86 MAX: 87 Intel Core i3 4130 ... MIN: 71 AVG: 72 MAX: 73 Intel Core i5 4670 ... MIN: 50 AVG: 87 MAX: 96 Intel Core i7 4770K .. MIN: 54 AVG: 105 MAX: 111 AMD A10-7850K Kaveri . MIN: 112 AVG: 120 MAX: 122 Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel Core i3 2120 ... 5.55 |=============== Intel Core i5 3470 ... 8.16 |====================== Intel Core i7 3770K .. 15.87 |============================================ Intel Core i3 4130 ... 11.30 |=============================== Intel Core i5 4670 ... 12.48 |================================== Intel Core i7 4770K .. 12.72 |=================================== AMD A10-7850K Kaveri . 17.86 |================================================= Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Intel Core i3 2120 ... 0.12 |========================== Intel Core i5 3470 ... 0.15 |================================= Intel Core i7 3770K .. 0.23 |================================================== Intel Core i3 4130 ... 0.17 |===================================== Intel Core i5 4670 ... 0.18 |======================================= Intel Core i7 4770K .. 0.17 |===================================== AMD A10-7850K Kaveri . 0.14 |============================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel Core i3 2120 .. MIN: 36.0 AVG: 38.4 MAX: 42.0 Intel Core i5 3470 .. MIN: 35.0 AVG: 40.7 MAX: 44.0 Intel Core i7 3770K . MIN: 46.0 AVG: 48.3 MAX: 52.0 Intel Core i3 4130 .. MIN: 35.0 AVG: 39.1 MAX: 41.0 Intel Core i5 4670 .. MIN: 35.0 AVG: 42.1 MAX: 46.0 Intel Core i7 4770K . MIN: 43.0 AVG: 50.3 MAX: 60.0 Unigine Tropics 1.3 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Intel Core i3 2120 ... MIN: 44 AVG: 46 MAX: 48 Intel Core i5 3470 ... MIN: 48 AVG: 53 MAX: 54 Intel Core i7 3770K .. MIN: 48 AVG: 68 MAX: 70 Intel Core i3 4130 ... MIN: 61 AVG: 68 MAX: 69 Intel Core i5 4670 ... MIN: 49 AVG: 70 MAX: 72 Intel Core i7 4770K .. MIN: 50 AVG: 75 MAX: 84 AMD A10-7850K Kaveri . MIN: 61 AVG: 125 MAX: 161 CPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius Intel Core i3 2120 .. MIN: 34.0 AVG: 44.7 MAX: 53.0 Intel Core i5 3470 .. MIN: 29.0 AVG: 44.9 MAX: 56.0 Intel Core i7 3770K . MIN: 34.0 AVG: 53.0 MAX: 70.0 Intel Core i3 4130 .. MIN: 27.0 AVG: 41.5 MAX: 48.0 Intel Core i5 4670 .. MIN: 29.0 AVG: 44.7 MAX: 57.0 Intel Core i7 4770K . MIN: 37.0 AVG: 55.5 MAX: 75.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts Intel Core i3 2120 ... MIN: 36 AVG: 54 MAX: 65 Intel Core i5 3470 ... MIN: 38 AVG: 61 MAX: 80 Intel Core i7 3770K .. MIN: 42 AVG: 75 MAX: 101 Intel Core i3 4130 ... MIN: 48 AVG: 70 MAX: 77 Intel Core i5 4670 ... MIN: 49 AVG: 76 MAX: 98 Intel Core i7 4770K .. MIN: 49 AVG: 85 MAX: 121 AMD A10-7850K Kaveri . MIN: 56 AVG: 118 MAX: 161