AMD PRO A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-7600T

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-9800 and Intel Core i5-7600T 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, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-9800

  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
  • Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 80°C
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 80°C
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7600T

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2158 vs 1686
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5900 vs 3705
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1600 vs 1176
  • 3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1541 vs 477
  • Around 64% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2821 vs 1715
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1600 vs 1176
  • 3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1541 vs 477
  • Around 64% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2821 vs 1715
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2017 vs 3 October 2016
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2158 vs 1686
PassMark - CPU mark 5900 vs 3705
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1600 vs 1176
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1541 vs 477
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2821 vs 1715
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1600 vs 1176
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1541 vs 477
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2821 vs 1715

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-9800
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7600T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1686
2158
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3705
5900
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1176
1600
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
477
1541
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1715
2821
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1176
1600
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
477
1541
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1715
2821
Name AMD PRO A12-9800 Intel Core i5-7600T
PassMark - Single thread mark 1686 2158
PassMark - CPU mark 3705 5900
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 26.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 279.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 34.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 131.8
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1176 1600
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 477 1541
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1715 2821
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1176 1600
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 477 1541
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1715 2821
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4245
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 11817

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A12-9800 Intel Core i5-7600T

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date 3 October 2016 January 2017
OPN Tray AD980BAUM44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 992 883
Series AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Kaby Lake
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Price now $261.25
Processor Number i5-7600T
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 9.13

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz 2.80 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 80°C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of GPU cores 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 4

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 1108 MHz 1.1 GHz
Processor graphics R7 Intel® HD Graphics 630
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x5912
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) 65 Watt 35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 1.80 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