Intel Core i7-10700F vs AMD A10-6700

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-10700F and AMD A10-6700 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, 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), 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 i7-10700F

AMD A10-6700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-10700F

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 71.30°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2875 vs 1606
5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16298 vs 3113

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Apr 2020 vs June 2013
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache	512 KB vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2875 vs 1606
PassMark - CPU mark	16298 vs 3113

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-6700

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-10700F
CPU 2: AMD A10-6700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2875

1606

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16298

3113

Name	Intel Core i7-10700F	AMD A10-6700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2875	1606
PassMark - CPU mark	16298	3113
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6728
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.332
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		7.429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.149
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.801
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		923
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1228
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3083
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		923
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1228
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3083

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-10700F	AMD A10-6700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Richland
Launch date	30 Apr 2020	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$298 - $310
Place in performance rating	783	2273
Processor Number	i7-10700F
Series	10th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD6700OKHLBOX
OPN Tray		AD6700OKA44HL
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	512 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	100°C	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	4
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
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 App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
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™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		844 MHz
iGPU core count		384
Number of pipelines		384
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		11