AMD A10-9700 VS Intel Pentium Gold G5500

Comparison of video cards AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Pentium Gold G5500 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of Intel Pentium Gold G5500

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Higher clock speed

3.80 GHz 3.50 GHz

Around -9% better clock speed
Performance per watt

54 W 65 W

About 1.2 0.97 times less performance per watt

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Pentium Gold G5500 AMD A10-9700

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Pentium Gold G5500 and AMD A10-9700 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5500 AMD A10-9700
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	Intel Pentium AMD A
Generation	8 7
CPU group	Intel Pentium G5000 AMD A10-9700

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Pentium Gold G5500 vs AMD A10-9700 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.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.80 GHz 3.50 GHz
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Pentium Gold G5500 and AMD A10-9700 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	Intel UHD Graphics 630 AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)
GPU frequency	0.35 GHz 1.03 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz No turbo
Execution units	24 6
Shader	192 384
Max. GPU Memory	64 GB 2 GB
Max. displays	3 2
Generation	9.5 6
Technology	14 nm 28 nm
Release date	Q4/2017 Q3/2017

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Pentium Gold G5500 and AMD A10-9700. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Pentium Gold G5500 and AMD A10-9700 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.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2400 DDR4-2400
Max. Memory	64 GB
ECC	Yes No
Memory channels	2 2 (Dual Channel)

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Pentium Gold G5500 or AMD A10-9700? 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.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	54 W 65 W
TDP down	-- 45 W
Tjunction max.	-- 90 \xc2\xb0C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Pentium Gold G5500 and AMD A10-9700 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
L2-Cache	-- 2.00 MB
L3-Cache	4.00 MB --
Architecture	Coffee Lake S Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Technology	14 nm 28 nm
Socket	LGA 1151 AM4 (LGA 1331)
Release date	Q2/2018 Q3/2017