Intel Core i5-8265UC vs AMD PRO A12-9800B

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-8265UC and AMD PRO A12-9800B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

Intel Core i5-8265UC

AMD PRO A12-9800B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8265UC

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2072 vs 1392
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5169 vs 2691

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2072 vs 1392
PassMark - CPU mark	5169 vs 2691

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-8265UC
CPU 2: AMD PRO A12-9800B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2072

1392

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5169

2691

Name	Intel Core i5-8265UC	AMD PRO A12-9800B
PassMark - Single thread mark	2072	1392
PassMark - CPU mark	5169	2691
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		411
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		17.869
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		208.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		22.379
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		78.766

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-8265UC	AMD PRO A12-9800B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake	Bristol Ridge
Place in performance rating	1216	1270
Processor Number	i5-8265UC
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date		24 October 2016
OPN Tray		AM980BADY44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Laptops
Performance
Base frequency	1.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
64 bit support
Die size		250 mm
L2 cache		2 MB
Manufacturing process technology		28 nm
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		3100 Million
Unlocked
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	FP4
Configurable TDP		12 Watt/15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		15 Watt
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		758 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Processor graphics		R7
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
PCI Express revision		3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0