AMD PRO A12-9800 vs Intel Core i7-8086K

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-9800 and Intel Core i7-8086K 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD PRO A12-9800

Intel Core i7-8086K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-9800

Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

L2 cache	2 MB vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8086K

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 19% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2854 vs 1686
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14313 vs 3705

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2018 vs 3 October 2016
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2854 vs 1686
PassMark - CPU mark	14313 vs 3705

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-9800
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8086K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1686

2854

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3705

14313

Name	AMD PRO A12-9800	Intel Core i7-8086K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1686	2854
PassMark - CPU mark	3705	14313
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
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	477
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1715
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1176
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	477
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1715
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1330
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6972
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5045

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-9800	Intel Core i7-8086K
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 October 2016	1 June 2018
OPN Tray	AD980BAUM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	993	1034
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$425
Price now		$552.96
Processor Number		i7-8086K
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		8.98
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	4.00 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		384 KB
L3 cache		12 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of threads		12
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2666
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	1108 MHz
Processor graphics	R7	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
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	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015D (130W)
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