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Intel Core i9-9900K vs AMD A10-9700. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2018
Intel Core i9-9900K
Intel Core i9-9900K
Released
Q3/2017
Overall score
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AMD A10-9700
AMD A10-9700

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9900K or AMD A10-9700? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i9-9900K has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2018.

AMD A10-9700 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    208 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 24% better overclocked clock speed

    5.00 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    186 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    132 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    131 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    117 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    63 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    115 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    294 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    288 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    57 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    663 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    154 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    3 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    89 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    31 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    72 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    22 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    281 place
AMD A10-9700 Reasons to consider
AMD A10-9700
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1195 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.68 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A10-9700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    384 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    357 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    838 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    728 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1071 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1020 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    429 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow AMD A
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 7
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow AMD A10-9700
  • Successor
    Intel Core i9-10900K left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.00 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow AMD Radeon R7 - 384
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 1.05 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.20 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 6
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 384
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 6
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 28 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q3/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A10-9700 and Intel Core i9-9900K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9900K and AMD A10-9700 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow No
  • TDP (PL2)
    119 W / 28 s left arrow No
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 45 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 90 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9900K and Intel Core i9-9900K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 2.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow No
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Excavator
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 28 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-9900K and AMD A10-9700.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1284
Intel Core i9-9900K
596
AMD A10-9700
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
12450
Intel Core i9-9900K
1844
AMD A10-9700
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
219
Intel Core i9-9900K
92
AMD A10-9700
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
2245
Intel Core i9-9900K
303
AMD A10-9700
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1342
Intel Core i9-9900K
557
AMD A10-9700
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
8779
Intel Core i9-9900K
1745
AMD A10-9700
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
461
Intel Core i9-9900K
787
AMD A10-9700

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