Intel Core i7-7800X vs AMD A10-9700

Let's find out which one of AMD A10-9700 and Intel Core i7-7800X is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD A10-9700 Intel Core i7-7800X
• Family
  AMD A Intel Core i7
• CPU group
  AMD A10-9700 Intel Core i 7000X
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  7 7

In this block we are going to compare AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i7-7800X by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Frequency
  3.50 GHz 3.50 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A10-9700 and Intel Core i7-7800X along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge) no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  1.03 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  6
• Shader
  384
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB --
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  6
• Technology
  28 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2017

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A10-9700 and Intel Core i7-7800X. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between AMD A10-9700 and Intel Core i7-7800X you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2400 DDR4-2400
• Max. Memory
  64 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 4
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A10-9700 or Intel Core i7-7800X? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 140 W
• TDP down
  45 W --
• Tjunction max.
  90 \xc2\xb0C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A10-9700 and Intel Core i7-7800X CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  28 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  AM4 (LGA 1331) LGA 2066
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  -- 8.00 MB
• Architecture
  Excavator (Bristol Ridge) Skylake X
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q2/2017