AMD A10-7860K vs Intel Core i7-8086K

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-7860K and Intel Core i7-8086K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7860K

  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8086K

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • Around 25% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4 GHz
  • Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 71.30°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 91% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2846 vs 1488
  • 4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14259 vs 3282
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1330 vs 516
  • 4.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6972 vs 1510
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Maximum frequency 5.00 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2846 vs 1488
PassMark - CPU mark 14259 vs 3282
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1330 vs 516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6972 vs 1510

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-7860K
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8086K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1488
2846
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3282
14259
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
516
1330
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1510
6972
Name AMD A10-7860K Intel Core i7-8086K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1488 2846
PassMark - CPU mark 3282 14259
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 516 1330
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1510 6972
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 245.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 27.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 89.484
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1671
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6023
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1671
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6023
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5040

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A10-7860K Intel Core i7-8086K

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD786KYBJABOX
OPN Tray AD786KYBI44JC
Place in performance rating 1075 1054
Series AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Coffee Lake
Launch date 1 June 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $425
Price now $552.96
Processor Number i7-8086K
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 8.98

Performance

Base frequency 3.6 GHz 4.00 GHz
Compute Cores 12
L1 cache 256 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 5.00 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 4 12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache 12 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 757 MHz
iGPU core count 512
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x3E92
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported FM2+ FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015D (130W)

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

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)

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot