AMD A8-7600 vs Intel Core i7-870S

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7600 and Intel Core i7-870S 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), 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 A8-7600

Intel Core i7-870S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7600

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 82 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3219 vs 2765

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 82 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3219 vs 2765

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-870S

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1493 vs 1448

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493 vs 1448

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7600
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-870S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1448

1493

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3219

2765

Name	AMD A8-7600	Intel Core i7-870S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1448	1493
PassMark - CPU mark	3219	2765
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	486
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.193
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	24.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.274
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3961
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3961

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-7600	Intel Core i7-870S
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD7600YBJABOX
OPN Tray	AD7600YBI44JA
Place in performance rating	1707	1711
Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Lynnfield
Launch date		July 2010
Processor Number		i7-870S
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.66 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		296 mm2
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		774 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz
iGPU core count	384
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	45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	82 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
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
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)