APU Wars - Ongoing APU Review by AtenRa

[AtenRa]

This will be an ongoing APU only review, I will be adding SKUs along the way to create a big database.




System Hardware and software used.

AMD FM2/2+ Systems

Motherboard : ASUS A88XM-Plus
Memory : 2x 4GB 2133MHz Kingston Genesis 11-12-11 1.65V
HDD : Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB SATA-6
PSU : Thermal Take TR2 380W 80plus Bronze

AMD Catalyst 14:12 Omega
Windows 8.1 64bit

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Added : 20th Feb 2015

FM1 System

Motherboard : GigaByte GA-A75N-USB3
Memory : 2x 4GB 2133MHz Kingston Genesis @ 1866MHz 10-11-10 1.65V
HDD : Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB SATA-6
PSU : Thermal Take TR2 380W 80plus Bronze

AMD Catalyst 14:12 Omega
Windows 8.1 64bit

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Socket 1150 Systems

ASUS B85E-M
Memory : 2x 4GB 2133MHz Kingston Genesis (1600MHz at 9-9-9 1.5V)
HDD : Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB SATA-6
PSU : Thermal Take TR2 380W 80plus Bronze

Intel Graphics Driver 15.36.14.64.4080
Windows 8.1 64bit

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Added : 28th April 2015

Socket 1155 Systems

ASUS Maximus V Gene (Z77)
Memory : 2x 4GB 2133MHz Kingston Genesis (1600MHz at 9-9-9 1.5V)
HDD : Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB SATA-6
PSU : Thermal Take TR2 380W 80plus Bronze

Intel Graphics Driver 15.36.14.64.4080
Windows 8.1 64bit

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Overclocking

Core i3 4330 : Only the iGPU was OCed to 1450MHz


Added 20th Feb 2015
A8-3870K @ 3,255GHz , iGPU @ 796MHz
CPUz + GPUz + HWiNFO runing LuxMar V2.0 link


Added 19th May 2015
A10-7850K @ 4.35GHz , iGPU @ 970MHz , NB @ 2020MHz and Memory at 2424MHz 11-13-13
CPUz
GPUz



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AIDA section added 15th April 2015

AIDA Cache & Memory

A10-7850K
A10-7700K

A10-5800K

A8-7600 65W
A8-7600 55W
A8-7600 45W

A8-3870K

Core i3 4330


AIDA GPGPU

A10-7850K
A10-7700K

A10-5800K

A8-7600 65W
A8-7600 55W
A8-7600 45W

A8-3870K

Core i3 4330




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Any new hardware/software will be added in the op when it will be used.

 

[AtenRa]

[FONT=&quot]Synthetic[FONT=&quot] Benchmarks

[FONT=&quot]Latest 3D Mark and PC Mark 8 versions adde[FONT=&quot]d with Core i3 3225 (Simulation) on [/FONT]0[FONT=&quot]4-[FONT=&quot]28[/FONT]-2015 [/FONT][/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]A10-7850K 95W TDP 3D Mark[FONT=&quot] Link
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]A10-7850K OC 4.35GHz, iGPU 970MHz 3D Mark[FONT=&quot] Link

[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]A[FONT=&quot]8[FONT=&quot]-[/FONT]7600 45W TDP 3D M[FONT=&quot]ark link
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]A[FONT=&quot]8[FONT=&quot]-[/FONT]7600 55W TDP 3D M[FONT=&quot]ark link[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]A[FONT=&quot]8[FONT=&quot]-[/FONT]7600 65W TDP 3D M[FONT=&quot]ark link

A10-5800K 100W TD[FONT=&quot]P 3D Mark link[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]A8-3870K default 3D Mark [FONT=&quot]link
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]A8-3870K OC 3.25GHz, 3D Mark [FONT=&quot]link[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]Core i3 4330 5[FONT=&quot]4W TDP [FONT=&quot]3D Mark link[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]Core i3 4330 OC iGPU 1450MHz [FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]3D Mark link

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PC Mark 8 (Creative)

[FONT=&quot]A10-7850K 95W TDP PC[FONT=&quot] Mark 8 Creative Link
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]A10-7850K OC 4.35GHz, iGPU 970MHz PC[FONT=&quot] Mark 8 Creative Link
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[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]A[FONT=&quot]8[FONT=&quot]-[/FONT]7600 45W TDP PC Mark 8 Creative [FONT=&quot] link
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]A[FONT=&quot]8[FONT=&quot]-[/FONT]7600 55W TDP [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]PC Mark 8 Creative [FONT=&quot] link[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]
[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]A[FONT=&quot]8[FONT=&quot]-[/FONT]7600 65W TDP [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]PC Mark 8 Creative [FONT=&quot] link[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]

A10-5800K 100W TDP PC Mark 8 Creative link

[FONT=&quot]A8-3870K 100W TDP PC Mark 8 Creative link
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]A8-3870K 100W TDP , OC 3.25GHz, PC Mark 8 Creative link[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]
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[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]Core i3 4330 5[FONT=&quot]4W TDP [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]PC Mark 8 Creative [FONT=&quot] link[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]Core i3 4330 OC iGPU 1450MHz [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]PC Mark 8 Creative [FONT=&quot] link[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]

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[AtenRa]

[FONT=&quot]CPU [FONT=&quot]Benchmarks

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[AtenRa]

[FONT=&quot]GPGPU and OpenCL[FONT=&quot] Benchmarks

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[AtenRa]

[FONT=&quot]Gaming Benchmarks - B[FONT=&quot]ioshock & Civilization 5

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[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]Civili[FONT=&quot]zation 5 custom settings 720[FONT=&quot]-900p[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]Civili[FONT=&quot]zation 5 custom settings 1080p

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[AtenRa]

[FONT=&quot]Gaming Benchmarks - Formula 1 2014 & Hitman Absolution

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[AtenRa]

[FONT=&quot]Gaming Benchmarks - Metro Last Light & Sleeping Dogs

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[AtenRa]

[FONT=&quot]Gaming Benchmarks - Sniper Elite III & Total War : Rome II

[FONT=&quot]Mantle was enabled with Kaveri APUs.

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[AtenRa]

[FONT=&quot]Gaming Benchmarks - War[FONT=&quot]T[/FONT]hunder & Dragon Age : Inquisition[FONT=&quot]

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Added [FONT=&quot]12-2-2015[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Build-in Benc[FONT=&quot]hmark. Mantle was enabled with the Kaveri APUs.[/FONT][/FONT]

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[NTMBK]

Your System Energy Consumption numbers look very weird. OC and non-OC take exactly the same amount of energy, and it only goes up in 10Wh increments? I assume your instruments aren't very accurate?

 

[AtenRa]

Your System Energy Consumption numbers look very weird. OC and non-OC take exactly the same amount of energy, and it only goes up in 10Wh increments? I assume your instruments aren't very accurate?

Yes 10wh is the lowest my kill a watt is able to measure.

 

[NTMBK]

Yes 10wh is the lowest my kill a watt is able to measure.

Cool, thanks for the info Could we get some more info on system config, e.g. how the i3 has been overclocked?

 

[AtenRa]

Cool, thanks for the info Could we get some more info on system config, e.g. how the i3 has been overclocked?

OK i have updated the op, Core i3 4330 OC is only for the iGPU at 1450MHz

edit: Also, i havent included any A10-7700K/7850K numbers in Games because i need to run them again with Catalyst 14:12 Omega. When that will be done i will update the graphs.

 

[TurtleCrusher]

:thumbsup:

 

[Sequences]

So many charts! What are your conclusions?

 

[Stuka87]

I find it really interesting that the AMD A8-7600 45W and the Intel i3 4430OC use about the same power, but the AMD performs way better in games.

Great job!

 

[Burpo]

Thanks AtenRa.. Nice work! Very enlightening.. :thumbsup:

 

[svarog19]

I find it really interesting that the AMD A8-7600 45W and the Intel i3 4430OC use about the same power, but the AMD performs way better in games.

Great job!

If HSA was being utilized in games and with Mantle or DirectX 12 then the gap would be bigger.

 

[kawi6rr]

Awesome!! Very informative.

 

[Gikaseixas]

Awesome work, thanks for this.
It sure will help many here with decisions.

 

[SPBHM]

I find it really interesting that the AMD A8-7600 45W and the Intel i3 4430OC use about the same power, but the AMD performs way better in games.

Great job!

and lower framerate probably also means less power used by the CPU cores for Intel, so the advantage for AMD is quite clear, while in CPU tests (POV Ray and x264) power efficiency for the 4330 looks good, as much as 20W less than the 45W APU while being faster.

 

[Headfoot]

Thanks for all your work!

It seems the APUs are just on the precipice of smooth 1080p gaming at medium-ish settings. I imagine the first HBM APU will be a turning point

 

[AtenRa]

Dragon Age : Inquisition Gaming Benchmarks were added

 

[frozentundra123456]

That is the problem though, DA:I is probably one of the best performing of the current gen console ports, and even with mantle not playable at 1080p.

For reference, my HD7770 gets about the same results at 1080p as the apu at 720.

 

[AtenRa]

That is the problem though, DA:I is probably one of the best performing of the current gen console ports, and even with mantle not playable at 1080p.

For reference, my HD7770 gets about the same results at 1080p as the apu at 720.

HD7770 is a 640 cores, 16 ROPs, GDDR5 dGPU 80W TDP alone.
A8-7600 is a 384 Cores, 8 ROPs, DDR-3 iGPU up to 65W TDP(entire package).

And before you say anything else, there are both AMD and NVIDIA dGPUs sold today with lower performance than both the A8-7600 and HD7700.