AMD PRO A10-8770 vs Intel Core i7-4770

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8770 and Intel Core i7-4770 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 i7-4770

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
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt

L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2170 vs 1596
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7062 vs 3574

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2170 vs 1596
PassMark - CPU mark	7062 vs 3574

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8770
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1596

2170

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3574

7062

Name	AMD PRO A10-8770	Intel Core i7-4770
PassMark - Single thread mark	1596	2170
PassMark - CPU mark	3574	7062
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		910
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3378
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2366
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		85.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.636
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.243
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1224
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2382
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4024
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1224
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2382
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4024

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-8770	Intel Core i7-4770
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	June 2013
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	1597	1599
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch price (MSRP)		$500
Price now		$239.99
Processor Number		i7-4770
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		12.01
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.40 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.72°C
Number of threads		8
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1029 MHz	1.2 GHz
Processor graphics	R7	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Switchable graphics
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
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
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)