AMD PRO A10-8770 vs Intel Core i5-7500

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8770 and Intel Core i5-7500 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, 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), 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 i5-7500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8770

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7500

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2262 vs 1596
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6035 vs 3574

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2262 vs 1596
PassMark - CPU mark	6035 vs 3574

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8770
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1596

2262

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3574

6035

Name	AMD PRO A10-8770	Intel Core i5-7500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1596	2262
PassMark - CPU mark	3574	6035
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		975
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3090
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2285
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		80.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.376
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1582
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2624
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1582
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2624
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3357

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-8770	Intel Core i5-7500
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	3 January 2017
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	1596	1597
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Kaby Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$202
Price now		$205.11
Processor Number		i5-7500
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		11.52
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.40 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.80 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 case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1029 MHz	1.1 GHz
Processor graphics	R7	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Switchable graphics
Device ID		0x5912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
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	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
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
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
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