Intel Core i7-9700 vs AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-9700 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 i7-9700

AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.70 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
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2763 vs 1565
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13236 vs 3441
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6643 vs 6048
Around 91% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 31.952 vs 16.734
Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 428.039 vs 299.141
Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.209 vs 1.516

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2763 vs 1565
PassMark - CPU mark	13236 vs 3441
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6643 vs 6048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.952 vs 16.734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	428.039 vs 299.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.209 vs 1.516

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
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2445 vs 1218
Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 29.04 vs 21.946
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 87.568 vs 31.783

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2445 vs 1218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	29.04 vs 21.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	87.568 vs 31.783

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-9700
CPU 2: AMD A10 PRO-7850B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2763

1565

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13236

3441

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1218

2445

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6643

6048

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

31.952

16.734

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

428.039

299.141

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.209

1.516

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

21.946

29.04

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

31.783

87.568

Name	Intel Core i7-9700	AMD A10 PRO-7850B
PassMark - Single thread mark	2763	1565
PassMark - CPU mark	13236	3441
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1218	2445
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6643	6048
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.952	16.734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	428.039	299.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.209	1.516
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	21.946	29.04
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	31.783	87.568

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-9700	AMD A10 PRO-7850B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake
Launch date	23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$323, $335
Place in performance rating	757	781
Processor Number	i7-9700
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD785BXBI44JA
Series		AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	512 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	4
Compute Cores		12
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E98
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	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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 SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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