Intel Core i9-10980XE vs AMD PRO A10-8850B

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-10980XE and AMD PRO A10-8850B 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 PRO A10-8850B

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 12% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.1 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 L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2650 vs 1611
8.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32856 vs 3752

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 4
Number of threads	36 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	18 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2650 vs 1611
PassMark - CPU mark	32856 vs 3752

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8850B

Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-10980XE
CPU 2: AMD PRO A10-8850B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2650

1611

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32856

3752

Name	Intel Core i9-10980XE	AMD PRO A10-8850B
PassMark - Single thread mark	2650	1611
PassMark - CPU mark	32856	3752
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1173
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	15885
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		17.822
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		221.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		25.964
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		94.575

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-10980XE	AMD PRO A10-8850B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q4'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$979
Place in performance rating	612	815
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		AD885BXBI44JC
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	1152 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	4.1 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)
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 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