AMD A10-5700 vs Intel Core i7-870S

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-5700 and Intel Core i7-870S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A10-5700

Intel Core i7-870S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-5700

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 82 Watt

Launch date	October 2012 vs July 2010
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 82 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-870S

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1493 vs 1432
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2765 vs 2744

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493 vs 1432
PassMark - CPU mark	2765 vs 2744

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-5700
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-870S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1432

1493

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2744

2765

Name	AMD A10-5700	Intel Core i7-870S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1432	1493
PassMark - CPU mark	2744	2765
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	477
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1266
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.26
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	8.674
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.19
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	14.704
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	69.896
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	916
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1879
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3315
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	916
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1879
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3315

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-5700	Intel Core i7-870S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Lynnfield
Launch date	October 2012	July 2010
Place in performance rating	1727	1711
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i7-870S
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	296 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	1178 million	774 million
Base frequency		2.66 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Number of threads		8
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	82 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring