Intel Core i7-9700 vs AMD PRO A10-8850B

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-9700 and AMD PRO A10-8850B 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 PRO A10-8850B

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 15% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4.1 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
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2751 vs 1611
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13212 vs 3752
Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 31.952 vs 17.822
Around 93% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 428.039 vs 221.907
Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.209 vs 1.36

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2751 vs 1611
PassMark - CPU mark	13212 vs 3752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.952 vs 17.822
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	428.039 vs 221.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.209 vs 1.36

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8850B

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 25.964 vs 21.946
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 94.575 vs 31.783

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	25.964 vs 21.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	94.575 vs 31.783

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-9700
CPU 2: AMD PRO A10-8850B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2751

1611

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13212

3752

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

31.952

17.822

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

428.039

221.907

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.209

1.36

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

21.946

25.964

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

31.783

94.575

Name	Intel Core i7-9700	AMD PRO A10-8850B
PassMark - Single thread mark	2751	1611
PassMark - CPU mark	13212	3752
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6643
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.952	17.822
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	428.039	221.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.209	1.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	21.946	25.964
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	31.783	94.575

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-9700	AMD PRO A10-8850B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake
Launch date	23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$323, $335
Place in performance rating	724	815
Processor Number	i7-9700
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD885BXBI44JC
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	512 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	4.1 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
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		512
Switchable graphics
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
Vulkan
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)
FreeSync
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