AMD A12-9800E vs Intel Core i7-5930K

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9800E and Intel Core i7-5930K 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).

AMD A12-9800E

Intel Core i7-5930K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800E

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.70 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 3.70 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 i7-5930K

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 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2048 vs 1617
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10322 vs 3471
Around 98% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 979 vs 494
4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5795 vs 1441

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2048 vs 1617
PassMark - CPU mark	10322 vs 3471
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	979 vs 494
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5795 vs 1441

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9800E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5930K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1617

2048

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3471

10322

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

494

979

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1441

5795

Name	AMD A12-9800E	Intel Core i7-5930K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1617	2048
PassMark - CPU mark	3471	10322
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	494	979
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1441	5795
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		3949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.58
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		74.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.407
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		8.385

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A12-9800E	Intel Core i7-5930K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Haswell E
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	5 September 2016	September 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$105	$613
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	1852	1859
Price now	$113.99	$597.99
Series	AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Value for money (0-100)	13.19	6.72
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i7-5930K
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.50 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	3.70 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	40
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)