AMD A10-7870K vs Intel Core i9-10980XE

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A10-7870K		Intel Core i9-10980XE
CPU comparison AMD A10-7870K or Intel Core i9-10980XE - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD A10-7870K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-7870K was released in Q2/2015. The Intel Core i9-10980XE has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10980XE was released in Q4/2019.

AMD A (112)	Family	Intel Core i9 (78)
AMD A10-7000 (7)	CPU group	Intel Core i 10000X (4)
4	Generation	10
Kaveri (Steamroller)	Architecture	Cascade Lake
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i9-9980XE
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD A10-7870K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A10-7870K is 3.90 GHz (4.10 GHz) while the Intel Core i9-10980XE has 18 CPU cores and 36 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-10980XE is at 3.00 GHz (4.80 GHz).
AMD A10-7870K	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-10980XE
4	Cores	18
4	Threads	36
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.90 GHz	Frequency	3.00 GHz
4.10 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.80 GHz
4.10 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.30 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD A10-7870K	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-10980XE
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD A10-7870K or Intel Core i9-10980XE has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri)	GPU	no iGPU
0.86 GHz	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
6	GPU Generation	--
28 nm	Technology
2	Max. displays
8	Compute units	--
512	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri)	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD A10-7870K can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-10980XE supports up to 256 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 93.8 GB/s.
AMD A10-7870K	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-10980XE
DDR3-2133	Memory	DDR4-2933
	Max. Memory	256 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
34.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	93.8 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	24.75 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	48
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	47.3 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A10-7870K is 95 W, while the Intel Core i9-10980XE has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD A10-7870K	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-10980XE
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	165 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	86 °C
Technical details The AMD A10-7870K is manufactured in 28 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-10980XE is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 24.75 MB cache.
AMD A10-7870K	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-10980XE
28 nm	Technology	14 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FM2+	Socket	LGA 2066
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2015	Release date	Q4/2019
135 $	Release price	979 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD A10-7870K (38%)

Intel Core i9-10980XE (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD A10-7870K (10%)

Intel Core i9-10980XE (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	526 (45%)
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.80 GHz	1174 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	1603 (10%)
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz	15841 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	4682 (14%)
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz	33095 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	66 (31%)
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.80 GHz	211 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	250 (7%)
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz	3800 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.80 GHz	1191 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz	24309 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.80 GHz	1573 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz	11836 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.80 GHz	480 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz	8848 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD A10-7870K AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.86 GHz	887 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-10980XE @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz	74.9 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD A10-7870K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 3.00 GHz	9733 (100%)

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