Intel A10-5800B
The 4.2GHz boost clock and 4 cores with 4 threads deliver solid desktop performance for everyday tasks, backed by a 65W TDP and unlocked multiplier for overclocking. Its Socket FM2 compatibility and OEM tray packaging make it a budget-friendly upgrade for older AMD systems, though it lacks L3 cache and PCIe 4.0 support. Best for hobbyists building or upgrading a legacy FM2 desktop for light productivity and general use, not for server workloads.
Cores 4
Threads 4
Boost Clock 4200 MHz
L3 Cache 32 MB
TDP 65 W
Socket Socket FM2
66 Overall Score
Price $68
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong single thread (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong multi thread (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong ai (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | AMD |
| Series | Ryzen 7 |
| Model | A10-5800B |
| Codename | Piledriver |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 7 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 4 |
| P-cores | 8 |
| Threads | 4 |
| Base Clock | 3800 |
| Boost Clock | 4200 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 25703 |
| PassMark Single | 3381 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Max Speed | 3200 |
| ECC | Yes |
Platform & Power
| Socket | Socket FM2 |
| PCIe | 4 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 |
| TDP | 65 |
| Unlocked | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel A10-5800B | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 | DAKboard CPU v4 | Thermal Grizzly Ryzen 7 CSF-AM5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Threads | 4 | 12 | 64 | 4 | - | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 4200 | 5400 | 3500 | 3400 | - | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 32 | 32 | 256 | 8 | - | - |
| Tdp W | 65 | 65 | 200 | 270 | - | - |
| Socket | Socket FM2 | AM5 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | AM4 | BGA | AM5 |
| Integrated Graphics | - | AMD Radeon Graphics | No | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel A10-5800B | 80.6 | 79 | 72.9 | 91.6 | 82.1 | 51.2 | 85.4 |
| AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Compare | 84.8 | 93.3 | 95.1 | 94.7 | 86 | 96.5 | 96.7 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 99.1 | 90.7 | 76.2 | 97.3 | 99.2 | 1.5 | 89.3 |
| be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 Compare | 47.6 | 62.2 | 60.5 | 32.5 | 44.1 | 90.7 | 50.2 |
| DAKboard CPU v4 Compare | 12.6 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 11.9 | 17 | 59.7 | 20 |
| Thermal Grizzly Ryzen 7 CSF-AM5 Compare | 3.3 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 96.5 | 3.1 |
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