A8-7670K CPU Review

How We Tested

During our benchmarking sessions, we used the configuration listed below. Between our benchmarking sessions, the only variable device was the CPU being tested and the motherboard, which had to be replaced to match the different CPUs.
Hardware Configuration

• Motherboard (socket LGA1150): ASRock Z97 Extreme4
• Motherboard (socket FM2+): ASRock FM2A88X Extreme6+
• CPU Cooler: Intel/AMD stock
• Memory: 8 GiB DDR3-2133, two G.Skill Ripjaws F3-17000CL9Q-16GBZH 4 GiB memory modules configured at the maximum speed of each CPU (1,333 MHz, 1,600 MHz, or 2,133 MHz)
• Boot drive: Kingston HyperX Savage 480 GB
• Video Card: integrated
• Video Monitor: Philips 236VL
• Power Supply: Corsair CX500M

Operating System Configuration

• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• NTFS
• Video resolution: 1920 x 1080 60 Hz (desktop ), 1280 x 720 (games)

Driver Versions

• AMD driver version: 15.7
• Intel Inf chipset driver version: 10.0

Software Used

• 3DMark 1.5.915
• Adobe Photoshop CC + Retouch Artist Speed Test 1.0
• Cinebench R15
• DivX 10.2.4
• DVD Shrink 3.2
• Media Espresso 6.7
• PCMark 8 2.4.304
• Battlefield 4
• Life is Strange
• Bioshock Infinite

Error Margin
We adopted a 4% error margin. Thus, differences below 4% cannot be considered relevant. In other words, products with a performance difference below 4% should be considered as having similar performance.