Processor comparison
AMD A10-7700K vs Intel Core i7-4500U
AMD
AMD A10-7700K
AMD Socket FM2
3500 MHz
4 cores
Jan 2014
DESKTOP
VS
Intel
Intel Core i7-4500U
Intel BGA1168
1800 MHz
2 cores
Jun 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD A10-7700K111%
- Intel Core i7-4500U100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD A10-7700K100%
- Intel Core i7-4500U126%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD A10-7700K129%
- Intel Core i7-4500U100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7700K
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 29% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- Around 11% higher average synthetic performance.
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4500U
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 26% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- 80 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 i7-4500U |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| 3DNow! | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| CnQ | | |
| NX bit | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AVX | | |
| EIST | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit | | |
| TXT | | |
| VT-x | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | |
| AES-NI | | |
Architecture
| AMD A10-7700K | Intel Core i7-4500U |
|---|
| 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 i7-4500U |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon R7 | Intel HD 4400 |
Cache
| AMD A10-7700K | Intel Core i7-4500U |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | 4096 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD A10-7700K | Intel Core i7-4500U |
|---|
| 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 i7-4500U |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3800 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.475 V | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | 15 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD A10-7700K2394 points
- Intel Core i7-4500U3360 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD A10-7700K7497 points
- Intel Core i7-4500U4838 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- AMD A10-7700K6101
- Intel Core i7-4500U4819
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- AMD A10-7700K2061
- Intel Core i7-4500U2481
points - higher is better
3DMark06 CPU
- AMD A10-7700K4500
- Intel Core i7-4500U3494
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Single
- AMD A10-7700K3004
- Intel Core i7-4500U4343
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi
- AMD A10-7700K9821
- Intel Core i7-4500U8700
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD A10-7700K0.94
- Intel Core i7-4500U1.31
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 64Bit
- AMD A10-7700K3.45
- Intel Core i7-4500U2.75
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD A10-7700K83
- Intel Core i7-4500U116
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD A10-7700K285
- Intel Core i7-4500U260
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- AMD A10-7700K18.8
- Intel Core i7-4500U12.67
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- AMD A10-7700K13.7
- Intel Core i7-4500U19.61
seconds - lower is better
WinRAR 4.0
- AMD A10-7700K2098
- Intel Core i7-4500U2473.5
MB/s - higher is better
x264 Pass 1
- AMD A10-7700K110
- Intel Core i7-4500U90.6
FPS - higher is better
x264 Pass 2
- AMD A10-7700K23.1
- Intel Core i7-4500U16.39
FPS - higher is better
TrueCrypt AES
- AMD A10-7700K2.1
- Intel Core i7-4500U1.6
GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish
- AMD A10-7700K0.42
- Intel Core i7-4500U0.26
GB/s
TrueCrypt Serpent
- AMD A10-7700K0.24
- Intel Core i7-4500U0.14
GB/s