Intel Core i9-9900 vs AMD PRO A12-8870

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-9900 and AMD PRO A12-8870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i9-9900

AMD PRO A12-8870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9900

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 19% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2837 vs 1816
4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16562 vs 3969

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2837 vs 1816
PassMark - CPU mark	16562 vs 3969

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-9900
CPU 2: AMD PRO A12-8870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2837

1816

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16562

3969

Name	Intel Core i9-9900	AMD PRO A12-8870
PassMark - Single thread mark	2837	1816
PassMark - CPU mark	16562	3969
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1263
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7913
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6750

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-9900	AMD PRO A12-8870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake
Family	Core i9	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	23 April 2019	Q3 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$439, $449
Place in performance rating	961	1326
Processor Number	i9-9900
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		AD887BAUM44AB
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 A12 APU for Desktops
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16
Number of GPU cores		8
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		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E98
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630	R7
Graphics max frequency		1108 MHz
Switchable graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	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
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)