Intel Core i9-10980XE vs AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-10980XE 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 i9-10980XE

AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10980XE

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
32 more threads: 36 vs 4
Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 72.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2650 vs 1572
9.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32856 vs 3453
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 15885 vs 6048

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 4
Number of threads	36 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	1152 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	18 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2650 vs 1572
PassMark - CPU mark	32856 vs 3453
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	15885 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 1173

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2445 vs 1173

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-10980XE
CPU 2: AMD A10 PRO-7850B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2650

1572

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32856

3453

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1173

2445

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

15885

6048

Name	Intel Core i9-10980XE	AMD A10 PRO-7850B
PassMark - Single thread mark	2650	1572
PassMark - CPU mark	32856	3453
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1173	2445
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	15885	6048
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10844
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 i9-10980XE	AMD A10 PRO-7850B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q4'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$979
Place in performance rating	618	725
Processor Number	i9-10980XE
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	3.00 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	1152 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	18 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	18	4
Number of threads	36	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