Intel Core i7-9700F vs AMD PRO A4-8350B

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-9700F and AMD PRO A4-8350B 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i7-9700F

AMD PRO A4-8350B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700F

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 71.30°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2752 vs 1433
8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13248 vs 1651

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2752 vs 1433
PassMark - CPU mark	13248 vs 1651

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-9700F
CPU 2: AMD PRO A4-8350B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2752

1433

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13248

1651

Name	Intel Core i7-9700F	AMD PRO A4-8350B
PassMark - Single thread mark	2752	1433
PassMark - CPU mark	13248	1651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5121
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1207
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6657
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1213
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1213
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2028
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2028
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5655
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5655

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-9700F	AMD PRO A4-8350B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake
Launch date	23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$323, $335
Place in performance rating	1112	1114
Processor Number	i7-9700F
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD835BYBI23JC
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 A4 APU for Desktops
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	8	2
Compute Cores		6
Number of GPU cores		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		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
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 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
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		757 MHz
iGPU core count		256
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan