Intel Core i7-5775R vs AMD PRO A12-8870E

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-5775R and AMD PRO A12-8870E 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, 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 i7-5775R

AMD PRO A12-8870E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5775R

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2247 vs 1440
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7596 vs 3043

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2247 vs 1440
PassMark - CPU mark	7596 vs 3043

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870E

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-5775R
CPU 2: AMD PRO A12-8870E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2247

1440

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7596

3043

Name	Intel Core i7-5775R	AMD PRO A12-8870E
PassMark - Single thread mark	2247	1440
PassMark - CPU mark	7596	3043
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	984
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3895
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	98.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.732
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.67
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2707
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1180
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1673
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2707
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1180
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1673

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-5775R	AMD PRO A12-8870E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	1636	1651
Processor Number	i7-5775R
Series	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD887BAHM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8
L2 cache		2 MB
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.86 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333/1600/1866 @ 1.5V
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x1622
eDRAM	128 MB
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 6200	R7
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
Switchable graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2	12
OpenGL	4.3
Vulkan
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1364	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCA 2013D
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
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
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® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)