Intel Core i9-10920X vs AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-10920X and AMD A10 PRO-7850B 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, 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 i9-10920X

AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10920X

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
20 more threads: 24 vs 4
Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4 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
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2718 vs 1565
7.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26076 vs 3441
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 12548 vs 6048

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	94°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2718 vs 1565
PassMark - CPU mark	26076 vs 3441
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	12548 vs 6048

Reasons to consider the AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 165 Watt
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2445 vs 1178

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2445 vs 1178

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-10920X
CPU 2: AMD A10 PRO-7850B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2718

1565

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26076

3441

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1178

2445

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

12548

6048

Name	Intel Core i9-10920X	AMD A10 PRO-7850B
PassMark - Single thread mark	2718	1565
PassMark - CPU mark	26076	3441
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1178	2445
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	12548	6048
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8353
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		16.734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		299.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.516
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		29.04
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		87.568

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-10920X	AMD A10 PRO-7850B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Oct 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$689
Place in performance rating	773	781
Processor Number	i9-10920X
Series	Intel Core X-series Processors	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD785BXBI44JA
Performance
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	12 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	4.60 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	4
Compute Cores		12
Number of GPU cores		8
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
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
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		720 MHz
iGPU core count		512
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12