Intel Core i9-9900KF vs AMD PRO A12-8870

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-9900KF and AMD PRO A12-8870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, 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.

Intel Core i9-9900KF

AMD PRO A12-8870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9900KF

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 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2933 vs 1816
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18317 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	2933 vs 1816
PassMark - CPU mark	18317 vs 3969

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2933

1816

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18317

3969

Name	Intel Core i9-9900KF	AMD PRO A12-8870
PassMark - Single thread mark	2933	1816
PassMark - CPU mark	18317	3969
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8735
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7066

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-9900KF	AMD PRO A12-8870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q1'19	Q3 2016
Place in performance rating	883	1326
Processor Number	i9-9900KF
Series	9th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 Processors	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD887BAUM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
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
L2 cache		2 MB
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Memory
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
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015D (130W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 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)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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™)
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1108 MHz
Processor graphics		R7
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan