The A10 7870k is a a little faster, but not enough to make any real difference. The AM3+ and FM2+ are soon to be dead sockets. I don't know of any new CPU's announced for them. ALL CPU's of the next gen will use the AM4 socket, codenamed "Zen", it should be a very nice upgrade from what they currently offer. AMD is going back to a more traditional core setup and adding what Intel calls "Hyperthreading".