AMD A12-9700P vs Intel Core i5-6198DU

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9700P and Intel Core i5-6198DU processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9700P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date 1 June 2016 vs 1 September 2015
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6198DU

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1653 vs 1211
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3153 vs 2446
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1653 vs 1211
PassMark - CPU mark 3153 vs 2446

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9700P
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6198DU

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1211
1653
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2446
3153
Name AMD A12-9700P Intel Core i5-6198DU
PassMark - Single thread mark 1211 1653
PassMark - CPU mark 2446 3153
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1934
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 104.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.129
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 14.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 50.779
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4124
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4124

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A12-9700P Intel Core i5-6198DU

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Skylake
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 1 June 2016 1 September 2015
OPN Tray AM970PADY44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1437 1459
Series AMD A12-Series APU for Laptops Intel Core i5
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.5 GHz
Die size 250 mm 99 mm
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 3100 Million
Unlocked
L1 cache 128 KB
L3 cache 3 MB

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 758 MHz
iGPU core count 6
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 12-15 Watt
Sockets supported FP4 BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8
PCI Express revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)