Intel Core i5-11600KF vs AMD PRO A10-9700

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-11600KF and AMD PRO A10-9700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

Intel Core i5-11600KF

AMD PRO A10-9700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-11600KF

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.90 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
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3345 vs 1643
5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19668 vs 3649

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Mar 2021 vs 3 October 2016
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3345 vs 1643
PassMark - CPU mark	19668 vs 3649

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-9700

Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

L2 cache	2 MB vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-11600KF
CPU 2: AMD PRO A10-9700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3345

1643

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19668

3649

Name	Intel Core i5-11600KF	AMD PRO A10-9700
PassMark - Single thread mark	3345	1643
PassMark - CPU mark	19668	3649
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		19.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		285.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		29.991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		92.013

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-11600KF	AMD PRO A10-9700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rocket Lake
Launch date	16 Mar 2021	3 October 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$237 - $247
Place in performance rating	658	654
Processor Number	i5-11600KF
Series	11th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD970BAGM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.90 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12
Number of GPU cores		6
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	50 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	3.60 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2019A
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
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 AVX-512
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
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		1029 MHz
Processor graphics		R7
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan