Intel Core i7-10700K vs AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-10700K and AMD A10 PRO-7850B 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, 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).

Intel Core i7-10700K

AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-10700K

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 28% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 72.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 94% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3053 vs 1572
5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18838 vs 3453

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3053 vs 1572
PassMark - CPU mark	18838 vs 3453

Reasons to consider the AMD A10 PRO-7850B

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-10700K
CPU 2: AMD A10 PRO-7850B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3053

1572

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18838

3453

Name	Intel Core i7-10700K	AMD A10 PRO-7850B
PassMark - Single thread mark	3053	1572
PassMark - CPU mark	18838	3453
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7292
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2445
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		16.734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		299.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.516
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		29.04
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		87.568

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-10700K	AMD A10 PRO-7850B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake
Launch date	Q2'20
Launch price (MSRP)	$374 - $387
Place in performance rating	713	724
Processor Number	i7-10700K
Series	10th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD785BXBI44JA
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	1 MB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	4
Compute Cores		12
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BC5
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 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	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		720 MHz
iGPU core count		512
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
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	3.50 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
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