AMD A10-8700P vs Intel Core i7-8700T

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AMD A10-8700P CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-8700T
AMD A10-8700P Intel Core i7-8700T

CPU comparison

AMD A10-8700P or Intel Core i7-8700T - 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 A10-8700P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-8700P was released in Q2/2015.

The Intel Core i7-8700T has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8700T was released in Q2/2018.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
AMD A10-8000 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 8000 (20)
5 Generation 8
Carizzo (Excavator) Architecture Coffee Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-7700T
-- Successor Intel Core i7-9700T

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A10-8700P has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A10-8700P is 1.80 GHz while the Intel Core i7-8700T has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-8700T is at 2.40 GHz (4.00 GHz).

AMD A10-8700P Characteristic Intel Core i7-8700T
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 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 A10-8700P Characteristic Intel Core i7-8700T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A10-8700P or Intel Core i7-8700T 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 R6 (Kaveri) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
6 GPU Generation 9.5
28 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 24
384 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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 R6 (Kaveri) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A10-8700P can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i7-8700T supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.

AMD A10-8700P Characteristic Intel Core i7-8700T
DDR3-2133 Memory DDR4-2666
Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A10-8700P is --, while the Intel Core i7-8700T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A10-8700P Characteristic Intel Core i7-8700T
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
12 W TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A10-8700P is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-8700T is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 12.00 MB cache.

AMD A10-8700P Characteristic Intel Core i7-8700T
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
AM1 Socket LGA 1151-2
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 Q2/2018
-- Release price 340 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 A10-8700P AMD A10-8700P
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
386 (36%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1061 (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 A10-8700P AMD A10-8700P
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1063 (22%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
4931 (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 A10-8700P AMD A10-8700P
AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri) @ 0.80 GHz
614 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (72%)

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 A10-8700P AMD A10-8700P
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
2259 (22%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
10340 (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 A10-8700P AMD A10-8700P
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
66 (38%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
176 (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 A10-8700P AMD A10-8700P
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
192 (18%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
1068 (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 A10-8700P AMD A10-8700P
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1337 (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 A10-8700P AMD A10-8700P
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
5578 (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 A10-8700P AMD A10-8700P
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 2.40 GHz
2804 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A10-8700P Intel Core i7-8700T
Lenovo Ideapad 500-15ACZ
HP ProBook 430 G3 silber
HP ProBook 455 G3 silber
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