Intel Core i5-10500T vs AMD PRO A8-9600

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-10500T and AMD PRO A8-9600 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, 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 i5-10500T

AMD PRO A8-9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10500T

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.4 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 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2284 vs 1505
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10044 vs 3359

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
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	2284 vs 1505
PassMark - CPU mark	10044 vs 3359

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-10500T
CPU 2: AMD PRO A8-9600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2284

1505

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10044

3359

Name	Intel Core i5-10500T	AMD PRO A8-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2284	1505
PassMark - CPU mark	10044	3359
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		17.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		269.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		27.695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		84.399
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1299
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1377
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1299
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1377
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4551

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-10500T	AMD PRO A8-9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake
Launch date	Q2'20	3 October 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$192
Place in performance rating	938	942
Processor Number	i5-10500T
Series	10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD960BAGM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.1 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	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12
L2 cache		2 MB
Number of GPU cores		6
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666
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	R7
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
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	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
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015B
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
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
AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
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™)
IOMMU 2.0