AMD A10-9700E vs Intel Core i5-4670

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-9700E and Intel Core i5-4670 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-9700E

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 72.72°C
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 84 Watt
Launch date 5 September 2016 vs June 2013
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 72.72°C
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4670

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2136 vs 1505
  • Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5502 vs 3242
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2136 vs 1505
PassMark - CPU mark 5502 vs 3242

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-9700E
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4670

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1505
2136
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3242
5502
Name AMD A10-9700E Intel Core i5-4670
PassMark - Single thread mark 1505 2136
PassMark - CPU mark 3242 5502
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 881
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2829
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.854
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 76.671
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.241
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1136
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2584
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3347
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1136
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2584
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3347

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A10-9700E Intel Core i5-4670

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Haswell
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 5 September 2016 June 2013
OPN PIB AD9700AHABBOX
OPN Tray AD9700AHM44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1678 1680
Price now $69.99 $187.99
Series AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Value for money (0-100) 19.72 11.65
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $360
Processor Number i5-4670
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz 3.40 GHz
Compute Cores 10
Die size 246 mm 177 mm
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 90°C 72.72°C
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of GPU cores 6
Transistor count 1178 million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Number of threads 4

Memory

Max memory channels 3 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 847 MHz 1.2 GHz
iGPU core count 6
Processor graphics Radeon R7 Series Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x412
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX DirectX® 12 11.2/12
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 x8 Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
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

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)