AMD PRO A10-8770 vs Intel Core i5-9400

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8770 and Intel Core i5-9400 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, 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 i5-9400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8770

Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2 MB vs 256K (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2433 vs 1596
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9392 vs 3574

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2433 vs 1596
PassMark - CPU mark	9392 vs 3574

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8770
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1596

2433

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3574

9392

Name	AMD PRO A10-8770	Intel Core i5-9400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1596	2433
PassMark - CPU mark	3574	9392
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1075
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4645
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3760
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1738
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3574
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6414
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1738
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3574
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6414

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-8770	Intel Core i5-9400
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	October 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	1602	818
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops	9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Processor Number		i5-9400
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.90 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256K (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		64K (per core)
L3 cache		9 MB (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		0X3E98/x92
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	65 Watt
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