Intel Core i9-7900X vs AMD A10-7800

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-7900X		AMD A10-7800
CPU comparison Intel Core i9-7900X or AMD A10-7800 - 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 Intel Core i9-7900X has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-7900X was released in Q2/2017. The AMD A10-7800 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-7800 was released in Q1/2014.

Intel Core i9 (78)	Family	AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 7000X (9)	CPU group	AMD A10-7000 (7)
7	Generation	4
Skylake X	Architecture	Kaveri (Steamroller)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i9-9900X	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i9-7900X is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.30 GHz). The AMD A10-7800 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz).
Intel Core i9-7900X	Characteristic	AMD A10-7800
10	Cores	4
20	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.30 GHz	Frequency	3.50 GHz
4.30 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.90 GHz
4.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.70 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.
Intel Core i9-7900X	Characteristic	AMD A10-7800
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri)
	GPU frequency	0.72 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	6
	Technology	28 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	8
--	Shader	512
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	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.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i9-7900X supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD A10-7800 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i9-7900X	Characteristic	AMD A10-7800
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR3-1866
128 GB	Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
85.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	29.9 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
14.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
44	PCIe lanes	16
43.3 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i9-7900X has a TDP of 140 W, that of the AMD A10-7800 is 65 W.
Intel Core i9-7900X	Characteristic	AMD A10-7800
140 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i9-7900X has a 14.00 MB cache, while the AMD A10-7800 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
Intel Core i9-7900X	Characteristic	AMD A10-7800
14 nm	Technology	28 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 2066	Socket	FM2+
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q2/2017	Release date	Q1/2014
989 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7900X (100%)

AMD A10-7800 (40%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7900X (100%)

AMD A10-7800 (15%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	1133 (100%)
	AMD A10-7800 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	485 (43%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	10199 (100%)
	AMD A10-7800 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1411 (14%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	461 (100%)
	AMD A10-7800 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	207 (45%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	5286 (100%)
	AMD A10-7800 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	657 (12%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	21190 (100%)
	AMD A10-7800 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	4442 (21%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	188 (100%)
	AMD A10-7800 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	61 (32%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	2194 (100%)
	AMD A10-7800 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	239 (11%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	1222 (100%)
	AMD A10-7800 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	14998 (100%)
	AMD A10-7800 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	1410 (100%)
	AMD A10-7800 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	9120 (100%)
	AMD A10-7800 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-7900X @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-7800 AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.72 GHz	702 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	137.7 (100%)
	AMD A10-7800 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	5530 (100%)
	AMD A10-7800 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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