Intel Core i7-8665UE vs AMD A12-9700P

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-8665UE and AMD A12-9700P 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 i7-8665UE

AMD A12-9700P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8665UE

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.4 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
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1621 vs 1208
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5170 vs 2428

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1621 vs 1208
PassMark - CPU mark	5170 vs 2428

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9700P

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

L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-8665UE
CPU 2: AMD A12-9700P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1621

1208

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5170

2428

Name	Intel Core i7-8665UE	AMD A12-9700P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1621	1208
PassMark - CPU mark	5170	2428
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1934
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		104.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.129
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		14.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		50.779
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4124
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4124

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-8665UE	AMD A12-9700P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	Q2'19	1 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$409
Place in performance rating	1519	1505
Processor Number	i7-8665UE
Series	8th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	AMD A12-Series APU for Laptops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM970PADY44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
Die size		250 mm
Number of GPU cores		6
Transistor count		3100 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	24
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 620	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		758 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
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@30/24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12.5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	1.30 GHz
Configurable TDP-up	25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency	2.00 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	46 x 24
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	8
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
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™)