AMD A10 PRO-7850B vs Intel Core i9-9940X

Comparative analysis of AMD A10 PRO-7850B and Intel Core i9-9940X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Intel Core i9-9940X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 165 Watt
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2445 vs 1140

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2445 vs 1140

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9940X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
24 more threads: 28 vs 4
Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 88°C vs 72.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
3.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2632 vs 1572
8.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28059 vs 3453
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 13302 vs 6048

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	88°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2632 vs 1572
PassMark - CPU mark	28059 vs 3453
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	13302 vs 6048

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10 PRO-7850B
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9940X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1572

2632

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3453

28059

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2445

1140

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6048

13302

Name	AMD A10 PRO-7850B	Intel Core i9-9940X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1572	2632
PassMark - CPU mark	3453	28059
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2445	1140
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6048	13302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	16.734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	299.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.516
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	29.04
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	87.568
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		11442

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10 PRO-7850B	Intel Core i9-9940X
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD785BXBI44JA
Place in performance rating	725	699
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Skylake
Launch date		October 2018
Processor Number		i9-9940X
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.30 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	88°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	14
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	4	28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		19.25 MB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2666
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz
iGPU core count	512
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	165 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		44
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)