AMD A10 PRO-7800B vs Intel Core i5-6600

Comparative analysis of AMD A10 PRO-7800B and Intel Core i5-6600 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 PRO-7800B

Intel Core i5-6600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10 PRO-7800B

Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 71.30°C vs 71°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 229.167 vs 80.569
10.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 25.268 vs 2.385
13.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 86.782 vs 6.293
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.233 vs 0.474

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C vs 71°C
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	229.167 vs 80.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	25.268 vs 2.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	86.782 vs 6.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.233 vs 0.474

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6600

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2258 vs 1511
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6048 vs 3365
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 966 vs 478
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3168 vs 1361
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.986 vs 3.856

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2258 vs 1511
PassMark - CPU mark	6048 vs 3365
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	966 vs 478
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3168 vs 1361
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.986 vs 3.856

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10 PRO-7800B
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1511

2258

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3365

6048

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

478

966

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1361

3168

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.856

3.986

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

229.167

80.569

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

25.268

2.385

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

86.782

6.293

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.233

0.474

Name	AMD A10 PRO-7800B	Intel Core i5-6600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1511	2258
PassMark - CPU mark	3365	6048
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	478	966
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1361	3168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.856	3.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	229.167	80.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	25.268	2.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	86.782	6.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.233	0.474
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3405
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3511
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6275
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3511
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6275

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10 PRO-7800B	Intel Core i5-6600
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD780BYBI44JA
Place in performance rating	1187	1202
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Skylake
Launch date		July 2015
Launch price (MSRP)		$230
Price now		$219.99
Processor Number		i5-6600
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		10.40
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.30 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		177 mm
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz	1.15 GHz
iGPU core count	512
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 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
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	35 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
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™)
IOMMU 2.0
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
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
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