AMD PRO A10-8850B vs Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8850B and Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD PRO A10-8850B

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8850B

Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 55.5°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 136 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C vs 55.5°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 136 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L2 cache	12288 KB vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8850B
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770

Name	AMD PRO A10-8850B	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770
PassMark - Single thread mark	1611
PassMark - CPU mark	3752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	17.822
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	221.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	25.964
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	94.575
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2338
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6682

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-8850B	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD885BXBI44JC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	890	835
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Yorkfield
Launch date		March 2008
Processor Number		QX9770
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.20 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L2 cache	4 MB	12288 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	55.5°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1600 MHz FSB
Die size		214 mm2
L1 cache		256 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		55 °C
Transistor count		820 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	512
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	136 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)