AMD PRO A4-8350B vs Intel Core i5-7600K

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A4-8350B and Intel Core i5-7600K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A4-8350B

  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 91 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 91 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7600K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 71.30°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 78% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2548 vs 1433
  • 4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6800 vs 1651
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1441 vs 1213
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1441 vs 1213
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 4291 vs 2028
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 4291 vs 2028
  • Around 34% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 7595 vs 5655
  • Around 34% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 7595 vs 5655
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2548 vs 1433
PassMark - CPU mark 6800 vs 1651
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1441 vs 1213
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1441 vs 1213
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 4291 vs 2028
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 4291 vs 2028
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7595 vs 5655
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7595 vs 5655

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A4-8350B
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7600K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1433
2548
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1651
6800
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1213
1441
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1213
1441
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2028
4291
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2028
4291
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
5655
7595
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
5655
7595
Name AMD PRO A4-8350B Intel Core i5-7600K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1433 2548
PassMark - CPU mark 1651 6800
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1213 1441
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1213 1441
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2028 4291
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2028 4291
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5655 7595
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5655 7595
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1169
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3827
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2675
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 87.113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.516
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.661
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 7.129

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A4-8350B Intel Core i5-7600K

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD835BYBI23JC
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1115 1104
Series AMD PRO A-Series A4 APU for Desktops 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Kaby Lake
Launch date 3 January 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $242
Price now $250.99
Processor Number i5-7600K
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 10.71

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.80 GHz
Compute Cores 6
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 4.20 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of GPU cores 4
Number of threads 2 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 256 KB
L3 cache 8 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 757 MHz 1.15 GHz
iGPU core count 256
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 630
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x5912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 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

Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported FM2+ FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 91 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
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

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

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)
Secure Boot