Interestingly, the AMD's are not true quad-cores. Meanwhile, performance of single-threaded applications is, ironically, not as good compared to Ivy Bridge.
I believe that it is really in the pricing and versatility of Trinity (i.e. you can crossfire it) which makes it a compelling choice for an HTPC.
Wait a minute even you don't crossfire it check youtube you will see A10-5800k in action crysis andBF3 game with onboard GPU. You can set the onboard GPU up to 2GB.
Crysis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvjA3iMqvjIBF3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijRbNnSuqxcAMD Trinity A10-5800K vs INTEL core i5 3550 gaming benchmarks + overclocking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLVrumedUOQSpecifications and Features
When compared to last year’s Llano processors, AMD has implemented some noteworthy changes listed below.
New x86 architecture featuring
“Piledriver” cores
Supports up to 4 cores and support for the latest ISA instructions including FMA4/3, AVX, AES, XOP
Branch Prediction and Cache enhancements over the previous “Bulldozer” cores
2MB L2 cache per dual-core module (up to a total of 4 MB)
Max Turbo Frequencies up to 4.2 GHz
Configurable via AMD OverDrive
New GPU Cores
Featuring VLIW 4 architecture
Up to 384 shaders
Up to 800 MHz
Up to 8xAA and 16AF support
Controllable via AMD OverDrive
DirectX®11 Support
AMD Turbo Core 3.0
Adds frequency to GPU and CPU cores (bi-directional)
Controllable via AMD OverDrive
UVD and VCE
Video Encode and Decode Hardware to offload CPU
AMD Picture Perfect support with HD Post Processing technologies
Support for new display technologies
AMD Eyefinity technology for 3+1 monitor support
Display Port 1.2 support
[img]http://www.overclockers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/amd_trinity-13-300x169.jpg[img]
Source:
http://www.overclockers.com/amd-trinity-a10-5800k-apu-reviewSo even their FX quadcore is not a true quadcore because of the
piledriver?
For mow i believe A10 has a
4 cores a real quadcore.