AMD PRO A8-8650B vs Intel Core i7-9700K

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A8-8650B and Intel Core i7-9700K 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, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-8650B

  • 2x 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
  • Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 13.225 vs 9.136
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 219.246 vs 195.695
  • 3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 21.042 vs 5.449
  • 4.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 64.844 vs 15.67
Specifications (specs)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256K (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.225 vs 9.136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 219.246 vs 195.695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.042 vs 5.449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 64.844 vs 15.67

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.90 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 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2875 vs 1490
  • 4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14460 vs 3211
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1306 vs 532
  • 4.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7386 vs 1606
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.105 vs 1.052
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.90 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 2875 vs 1490
PassMark - CPU mark 14460 vs 3211
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1306 vs 532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7386 vs 1606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.105 vs 1.052

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A8-8650B
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9700K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1490
2875
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3211
14460
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
532
1306
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1606
7386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
13.225
9.136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
219.246
195.695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.052
1.105
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
21.042
5.449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
64.844
15.67
Name AMD PRO A8-8650B Intel Core i7-9700K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1490 2875
PassMark - CPU mark 3211 14460
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 532 1306
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1606 7386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.225 9.136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 219.246 195.695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.052 1.105
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.042 5.449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 64.844 15.67
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5855
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2156
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1155
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2066
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2156
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1155
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2066

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A8-8650B Intel Core i7-9700K

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD865BYBI44JC
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1363 1377
Series AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Coffee Lake
Launch date October 2018
Price now $409.99
Processor Number i7-9700K
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 12.64

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 3.60 GHz
Compute Cores 10
L2 cache 4 MB 256K (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 4.90 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 64K (per core)
L3 cache 12 MB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 757 MHz
iGPU core count 384
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x3E98
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

Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported FM2+ FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015D (130W)

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
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)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot