AMD PRO A10-9700 vs Intel Core i9-7940X

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-9700 and Intel Core i9-7940X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD PRO A10-9700

Intel Core i9-7940X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-9700

2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7940X

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 102°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2486 vs 1644
7.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25954 vs 3652

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2017 vs 3 October 2016
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	102°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2486 vs 1644
PassMark - CPU mark	25954 vs 3652

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-9700
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7940X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1644

2486

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3652

25954

Name	AMD PRO A10-9700	Intel Core i9-7940X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1644	2486
PassMark - CPU mark	3652	25954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	19.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	285.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	29.991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	92.013
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1153
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12928
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		10950

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-9700	Intel Core i9-7940X
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 October 2016	September 2017
OPN Tray	AD970BAGM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	728	722
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Skylake
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,399
Price now		$1,129.99
Processor Number		i9-7940X
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		6.63
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.10 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	102°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	14
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		19712 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of threads		28
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2666
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	1029 MHz
Processor graphics	R7
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		44
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)