Intel Core i7-9700F vs AMD A10-6800B

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-9700F and AMD A10-6800B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700F

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
  • Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 74°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
  • 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 66% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2752 vs 1654
  • 4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13250 vs 3106
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6657 vs 6151
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.70 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100 °C vs 74°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache 512 KB vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2752 vs 1654
PassMark - CPU mark 13250 vs 3106
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6657 vs 6151

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-6800B

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2607 vs 1207
Specifications (specs)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2607 vs 1207

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-9700F
CPU 2: AMD A10-6800B

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2752
1654
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13250
3106
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1207
2607
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
6657
6151
Name Intel Core i7-9700F AMD A10-6800B
PassMark - Single thread mark 2752 1654
PassMark - CPU mark 13250 3106
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5121
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1207 2607
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6657 6151

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-9700F AMD A10-6800B

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake
Launch date 23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $323, $335
Place in performance rating 1110 1100
Processor Number i7-9700F
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD680BWOA44HL
Series AMD Business Class - Quad-Core A10-Series APU for Desktops

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.00 GHz 4.1 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 512 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature 100 °C 74°C
Maximum frequency 4.70 GHz 4.4 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 4
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

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 45 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
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID

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

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 844 MHz
iGPU core count 384
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 11