Intel Core i3-9300 vs AMD A10-9700

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-9300 and AMD A10-9700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), 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).

Intel Core i3-9300

AMD A10-9700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9300

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.8 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 5% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2517 vs 1619
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7232 vs 3555

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs 27 July 2017
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2517 vs 1619
PassMark - CPU mark	7232 vs 3555

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-9700

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-9300
CPU 2: AMD A10-9700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2517

1619

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7232

3555

Name	Intel Core i3-9300	AMD A10-9700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2517	1619
PassMark - CPU mark	7232	3555
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		493
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1465
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		20.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		227.004
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		27.928
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		87.933
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1358
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2370
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7174
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1358
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2370
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7174

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-9300	AMD A10-9700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	23 April 2019	27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$143, $152	$90
Place in performance rating	969	991
Processor Number	i3-9300
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD9700AGABBOX
OPN Tray		AD9700AGM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$79.99
Series		AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100)		20.04
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Compute Cores		10
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Number of GPU cores		6
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E91
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
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Radeon R7 Series
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		1029 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
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
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	DirectX® 12
OpenGL	4.5
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45/65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	8
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x8
PCIe configurations	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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)