AMD PRO A10-8770E vs Intel Core i5-2500T

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8770E and Intel Core i5-2500T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, 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 A10-8770E

Intel Core i5-2500T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8770E

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3036 vs 2929

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3036 vs 2929

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2500T

Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1485 vs 1446
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2788 vs 2131
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7147 vs 4938

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1485 vs 1446
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2788 vs 2131
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7147 vs 4938

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8770E
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2500T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1446

1485

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3036

2929

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2131

2788

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4938

7147

Name	AMD PRO A10-8770E	Intel Core i5-2500T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1446	1485
PassMark - CPU mark	3036	2929
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2131	2788
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4938	7147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.458
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	292.262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	24.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	75.093
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1292
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1298
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4797
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1292
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1298
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4797

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-8770E	Intel Core i5-2500T
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	January 2011
OPN Tray	AD877BAHM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1060	1068
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Processor Number		i5-2500T
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.30 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		69.8°C
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	847 MHz	1.25 GHz
Processor graphics	R7	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Switchable graphics
Device ID		0x102
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)