Intel Core i5-10500T vs AMD A12-9800

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-10500T and AMD A12-9800 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, 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 Intel Core i5-10500T

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 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 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2290 vs 1674
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10089 vs 3611
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2290 vs 1674
PassMark - CPU mark 10089 vs 3611

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3.80 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-10500T
CPU 2: AMD A12-9800

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2290
1674
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
10089
3611
Name Intel Core i5-10500T AMD A12-9800
PassMark - Single thread mark 2290 1674
PassMark - CPU mark 10089 3611
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 552
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1679
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8307
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8307

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-10500T AMD A12-9800

Essentials

Architecture codename Comet Lake Bristol Ridge
Launch date Q2'20 27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $192 $139
Place in performance rating 1037 1020
Processor Number i5-10500T
Series 10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD9800AUABBOX
OPN Tray AD9800AUM44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $129.99
Value for money (0-100) 12.51

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.30 GHz 3.8 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
L3 cache 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 4.2 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 12
Compute Cores 12
Die size 246 mm
L2 cache 2 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Number of GPU cores 8
Transistor count 1178 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Graphics

Device ID 0x9BC8
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 1108 MHz
iGPU core count 8
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 4096x2160@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 DirectX® 12
OpenGL 4.5
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 1.70 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1200 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015B

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 8
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x8
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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™)