AMD A12-9800E vs Intel Core i7-5820K

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9800E and Intel Core i7-5820K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800E

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 66.8 °C
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 140 Watt
Launch date 5 September 2016 vs September 2014
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 66.8 °C
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5820K

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1993 vs 1617
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9841 vs 3471
  • Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 922 vs 494
  • 3.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5516 vs 1441
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1993 vs 1617
PassMark - CPU mark 9841 vs 3471
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 922 vs 494
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5516 vs 1441

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9800E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5820K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1617
1993
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3471
9841
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
494
922
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1441
5516
Name AMD A12-9800E Intel Core i7-5820K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1617 1993
PassMark - CPU mark 3471 9841
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 494 922
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1441 5516
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1156
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2623
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1156
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2623
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.078
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 82.265
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 8.679

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A12-9800E Intel Core i7-5820K

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Haswell E
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 5 September 2016 September 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $105 $410
OPN PIB AD9800AHABBOX
OPN Tray AD9800AHM44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1930 1921
Price now $113.99 $299.99
Series AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Value for money (0-100) 13.19 12.75
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number i7-5820K
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.1 GHz 3.30 GHz
Compute Cores 12
Die size 246 mm 356 mm
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum core temperature 90°C 66.8 °C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of GPU cores 8
Transistor count 1178 million 2600 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 0 GT/s
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared)
Number of threads 12

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 900 MHz
iGPU core count 8
Processor graphics Radeon R7 Series None
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX DirectX® 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8 28
PCI Express revision 3.0 x8 3.0
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
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)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)