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    AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i7-2700K

    AMD A10-9700
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016
    AMD A10-9700
    Intel Core i7-2700K
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / Oct 2011
    Intel Core i7-2700K

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD A10-9700
      100%
    • Intel Core i7-2700K
      189%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD A10-9700
      100%
    • Intel Core i7-2700K
      164%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD A10-9700
      100%
    • Intel Core i7-2700K
      215%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD A10-9700

    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-2700K

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 64% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 115% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
    Around 89% higher average synthetic performance.
    Intel Core i7-2700K

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-2700K

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    Intel Core i7-2700K

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-2700K

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD A10-9700Intel Core i7-2700K
    MMX
    3DNow!
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    Hyper-Threading
    AES-NI

    Architecture

    AMD A10-9700Intel Core i7-2700K
    ArchitectureAMD ExcavatorvsIntel_SandyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
    CodenameBristol RidgevsSandy Bridge
    Release DateSep 2016vsOct 2011

    Cores

    AMD A10-9700Intel Core i7-2700K
    Cores4vs4
    Threads4vs8
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsRadeon R7vsIntel HD 3000

    Cache

    AMD A10-9700Intel Core i7-2700K
    L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache512 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache0 KBvs8192 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD A10-9700Intel Core i7-2700K
    SocketAMD Socket AM4vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA10
    Die Sizeunknownvs216mm²
    Process14 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    AMD A10-9700Intel Core i7-2700K
    Cpu Frequency3500 MHzvs3500 MHz
    Turbo Clock3800 MHzvs3900 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP65 Wvs95 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A10-9700
      2622 points
    • Intel Core i7-2700K
      3900 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A10-9700
      8404 points
    • Intel Core i7-2700K
      16800 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD A10-9700 (simulated)
      80.52
    • Intel Core i7-2700K (simulated)
      132.39

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD A10-9700 (simulated)
      293.82
    • Intel Core i7-2700K (simulated)
      632.06

    points - higher is better

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