AMD PRO A10-9700E vs Intel Core i3-8300T

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-9700E and Intel Core i3-8300T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, 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 A10-9700E

Intel Core i3-8300T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-9700E

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 82°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 82°C
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8300T

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1987 vs 1418
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5749 vs 2985

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2018 vs 3 October 2016
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1987 vs 1418
PassMark - CPU mark	5749 vs 2985

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-9700E
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-8300T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1418

1987

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2985

5749

Name	AMD PRO A10-9700E	Intel Core i3-8300T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1418	1987
PassMark - CPU mark	2985	5749
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	493
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1490
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	248.331
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.246
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	24.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	74.999
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1368
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1368
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4350

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-9700E	Intel Core i3-8300T
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 October 2016	April 2018
OPN Tray	AD970BAHM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1245	1256
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Price now		$226.99
Processor Number		i3-8300T
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		9.93
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.20 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2400
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	847 MHz
Processor graphics	R7	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x3E91
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 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	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		2.50 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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
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
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