AMD PRO A12-8870 vs Intel Core i9-7940X

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870 and Intel Core i9-7940X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD PRO A12-8870

Intel Core i9-7940X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870

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

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
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 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2491 vs 1816
6.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25987 vs 3969

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2491 vs 1816
PassMark - CPU mark	25987 vs 3969

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7940X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1816

2491

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3969

25987

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870	Intel Core i9-7940X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1816	2491
PassMark - CPU mark	3969	25987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1153
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12928
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		10950

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870	Intel Core i9-7940X
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	September 2017
OPN Tray	AD887BAUM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1325	747
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 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	3.7 GHz	3.10 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	14
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		19712 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		102°C
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
Graphics max frequency	1108 MHz
Processor graphics	R7
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
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
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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™)
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)