AMD PRO A10-8850B vs Intel Core i7-8700

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8850B and Intel Core i7-8700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, 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, 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 A10-8850B

Intel Core i7-8700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8850B

2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 17.822 vs 2.323
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 221.907 vs 84.295
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.36 vs 1.14
5.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 25.964 vs 4.787
7.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 94.575 vs 11.951

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1.5 MB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	17.822 vs 2.323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	221.907 vs 84.295
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.36 vs 1.14
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	25.964 vs 4.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	94.575 vs 11.951

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8700

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 72.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2637 vs 1611
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12819 vs 3752

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2637 vs 1611
PassMark - CPU mark	12819 vs 3752

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8850B
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1611

2637

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3752

12819

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

17.822

2.323

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

221.907

84.295

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.36

1.14

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

25.964

4.787

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

94.575

11.951

Name	AMD PRO A10-8850B	Intel Core i7-8700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1611	2637
PassMark - CPU mark	3752	12819
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	17.822	2.323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	221.907	84.295
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.36	1.14
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	25.964	4.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	94.575	11.951
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1173
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5903
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4810
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2171
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4740
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7902
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2171
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4740
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7902

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-8850B	Intel Core i7-8700
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	886	892
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Launch date		5 January 2017
Launch price (MSRP)		$312
Price now		$439.98
Processor Number		i7-8700
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		10.15
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.20 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L2 cache	4 MB	1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	4	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		384 KB
L3 cache		12288 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2666
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	512
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x3E92
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
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
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™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
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
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
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