AMD PRO A10-8770 vs Intel Core i5-6400T

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8770 and Intel Core i5-6400T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, 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 PRO A10-8770

Intel Core i5-6400T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8770

Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6400T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1619 vs 1596
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4263 vs 3574

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1619 vs 1596
PassMark - CPU mark	4263 vs 3574

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8770
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6400T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1596

1619

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3574

4263

Name	AMD PRO A10-8770	Intel Core i5-6400T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1596	1619
PassMark - CPU mark	3574	4263
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		707
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2240
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		21.287
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		71.941
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.628
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		14.358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1419
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2599
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4532
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1419
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2599
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4532

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-8770	Intel Core i5-6400T
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	5 August 2015
OPN Tray	AD877BAGM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1602	1496
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Skylake
Launch price (MSRP)		$192
Price now		$169
Processor Number		i5-6400T
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		9.76
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.20 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		256 KB
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum core temperature		66°C
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1029 MHz	950 MHz
Processor graphics	R7	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Switchable graphics
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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
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)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
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