AMD FX-8310 vs Intel Core i7-9700K

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8310 and Intel Core i7-9700K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/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 FX-8310

  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 80% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2352 vs 1306
  • Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8788 vs 7386
Specifications (specs)
L2 cache 8 MB vs 256K (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2352 vs 1306
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8788 vs 7386

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700K

  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
  • Around 42% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 70.50°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2874 vs 1391
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14452 vs 5045
  • 6.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 195.695 vs 30.36
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.90 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2874 vs 1391
PassMark - CPU mark 14452 vs 5045
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 195.695 vs 30.36

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8310
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9700K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1391
2874
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5045
14452
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2352
1306
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
8788
7386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
30.36
195.695
Name AMD FX-8310 Intel Core i7-9700K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1391 2874
PassMark - CPU mark 5045 14452
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2352 1306
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8788 7386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 30.36 195.695
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5855
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.105
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 15.67
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2156
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1155
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2066
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2156
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1155
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2066

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-8310 Intel Core i7-9700K

Essentials

Family AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB FD8310WMHKSBX
OPN Tray FD8310WMW8KHK
Place in performance rating 1345 1375
Series AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Coffee Lake
Launch date October 2018
Price now $409.99
Processor Number i7-9700K
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 12.64

Performance

Base frequency 3.4 GHz 3.60 GHz
L2 cache 8 MB 256K (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 70.50°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz 4.90 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of threads 8 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 64K (per core)
L3 cache 12 MB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM3+ FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015D (130W)

Advanced Technologies

Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E98
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)