AMD PRO A10-8770 vs Intel Core i5-8400T

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8770 and Intel Core i5-8400T 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8770

  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8400T

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 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 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1920 vs 1596
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7450 vs 3574
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1920 vs 1596
PassMark - CPU mark 7450 vs 3574

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8770
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8400T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1596
1920
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3574
7450
Name AMD PRO A10-8770 Intel Core i5-8400T
PassMark - Single thread mark 1596 1920
PassMark - CPU mark 3574 7450
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 861
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3657

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A10-8770 Intel Core i5-8400T

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date Q3 2016 April 2018
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 1595 1585
Series AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Coffee Lake
Price now $179
Processor Number i5-8400T
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 15.83

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz 1.70 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of GPU cores 6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 9216 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Number of threads 6

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1029 MHz
Processor graphics R7 Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Switchable graphics
Device ID 0x3E92
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 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 35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 1.20 GHz
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

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