Processor comparison
AMD A10-7700K vs Intel Core i5-4258U
AMD
AMD A10-7700K
AMD Socket FM2
3500 MHz
4 cores
Jan 2014
DESKTOP
VS
Intel
Intel Core i5-4258U
Intel BGA1168
2400 MHz
2 cores
Jun 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD A10-7700K105%
- Intel Core i5-4258U100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD A10-7700K100%
- Intel Core i5-4258U127%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD A10-7700K122%
- Intel Core i5-4258U100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7700K
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 22% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- Around 5% higher average synthetic performance.
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4258U
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 27% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- 67 watts lower power draw.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the AMD A10-7700K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the AMD A10-7700K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD A10-7700K | Intel Core i5-4258U |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| 3DNow! | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| CnQ | | |
| NX bit | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AVX | | |
| EIST | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit | | |
| TXT | | |
| VT-x | | |
| VT-d | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | |
| AES-NI | | |
Architecture
| AMD A10-7700K | Intel Core i5-4258U |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Steamroller | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Kaveri | Haswell |
| Release Date | Jan 2014 | Jun 2013 |
Cores
| AMD A10-7700K | Intel Core i5-4258U |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon R7 | Intel HD 5100 |
Cache
| AMD A10-7700K | Intel Core i5-4258U |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD A10-7700K | Intel Core i5-4258U |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FM2 | Intel BGA1168 |
| Max Case Temp | 74°C | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | FC-BGA1168 |
| Die Size | 246mm² | 118mm² |
| Process | 28 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD A10-7700K | Intel Core i5-4258U |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3800 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.475 V | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | 28 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD A10-7700K2394 points
- Intel Core i5-4258U3248 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD A10-7700K7497 points
- Intel Core i5-4258U5376 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- AMD A10-7700K6101
- Intel Core i5-4258U5451
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- AMD A10-7700K2061
- Intel Core i5-4258U2610
points - higher is better
3DMark06 CPU
- AMD A10-7700K4500
- Intel Core i5-4258U3865
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Single
- AMD A10-7700K3004
- Intel Core i5-4258U4571.5
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi
- AMD A10-7700K9821
- Intel Core i5-4258U10121
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD A10-7700K0.94
- Intel Core i5-4258U1.24
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 64Bit
- AMD A10-7700K3.45
- Intel Core i5-4258U3.04
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD A10-7700K83
- Intel Core i5-4258U109.5
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD A10-7700K285
- Intel Core i5-4258U276
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- AMD A10-7700K18.8
- Intel Core i5-4258U12.96
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- AMD A10-7700K13.7
- Intel Core i5-4258U17.8
seconds - lower is better
x264 Pass 1
- AMD A10-7700K110
- Intel Core i5-4258U97.2
FPS - higher is better
x264 Pass 2
- AMD A10-7700K23.1
- Intel Core i5-4258U18.5
FPS - higher is better
TrueCrypt AES
- AMD A10-7700K2.1
- Intel Core i5-4258U1.7
GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish
- AMD A10-7700K0.42
- Intel Core i5-4258U0.27
GB/s
TrueCrypt Serpent
- AMD A10-7700K0.24
- Intel Core i5-4258U0.15
GB/s