Intel Core i9-10900X vs AMD A8-7670K

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-10900X and AMD A8-7670K 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: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10900X

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
  • 16 more threads: 20 vs 4
  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 94°C vs 72.40°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 80% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2678 vs 1485
  • 7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22473 vs 3192
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 4
Number of threads 20 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature 94°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 640 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 10 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2678 vs 1485
PassMark - CPU mark 22473 vs 3192

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7670K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 165 Watt
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-10900X
CPU 2: AMD A8-7670K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2678
1485
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22473
3192
Name Intel Core i9-10900X AMD A8-7670K
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1170
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 10361
PassMark - Single thread mark 2678 1485
PassMark - CPU mark 22473 3192
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7400
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 126.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 67.072
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2436
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2436
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7326

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i9-10900X AMD A8-7670K

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake
Launch date Q4'19
Launch price (MSRP) $590, $599
Place in performance rating 897 900
Processor Number i9-10900X
Series Intel Core X-series Processors AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD767KXBJCSBX

Performance

Base frequency 3.70 GHz 3.6 GHz
L1 cache 640 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 10 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 94°C 72.40°C
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz 3.9 GHz
Number of cores 10 4
Number of threads 20 4
Compute Cores 10
Number of GPU cores 6
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory size 256 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2933
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FCLGA2066 FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt 95 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2017X Near Silent 95W

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerTune
TrueAudio

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 757 MHz
iGPU core count 512
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan