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Processor comparison

AMD A10-7700K vs Intel Core i7-5550U

AMD

AMD A10-7700K

AMD Socket FM2 3500 MHz 4 cores Jan 2014 DESKTOP
AMD A10-7700K
Intel

Intel Core i7-5550U

2000 MHz 2 cores unknown MOBILE
Intel Core i7-5550U

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD A10-7700K100%
  • Intel Core i7-5550U116%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD A10-7700K100%
  • Intel Core i7-5550U130%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD A10-7700K100%
  • Intel Core i7-5550U102%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7700K

  • None

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5550U

  • Much higher single threaded performance (around 30% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
  • 80 watts lower power draw.
  • Around 16% higher average synthetic performance.
Intel Core i7-5550U
Gaming

HWSpot recommends the Intel Core i7-5550U

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner
Productivity

No clear winner declared

Specifications

Features

AMD A10-7700KIntel Core i7-5550U
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
EIST
64-bit
XD bit
VT-x
Smart Cache
ADX
RDSEED
PREFETCHW
HTT

Architecture

AMD A10-7700KIntel Core i7-5550U
ArchitectureAMD SteamrollerIntel_Broadwell
MarketDesktopMobile
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3
CodenameKaveriBroadwell-U
Release DateJan 2014unknown

Cores

AMD A10-7700KIntel Core i7-5550U
Cores42
Threads44
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsRadeon R7Intel HD 6000

Cache

AMD A10-7700KIntel Core i7-5550U
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache0 KB4096 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD A10-7700KIntel Core i7-5550U
SocketAMD Socket FM2
Max Case Temp74°C105°C
PackageuPGA
Die Size246mm²unknown
Process28 nm14 nm

Performance

AMD A10-7700KIntel Core i7-5550U
Cpu Frequency3500 MHz2000 MHz
Turbo Clock3800 MHz3000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHz100 MHz
Voltage1.475 Vunknown
TDP95 W15 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A10-7700K2394 points
  • Intel Core i7-5550U3360 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A10-7700K7497 points
  • Intel Core i7-5550U5376 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD A10-7700K0.94
  • Intel Core i7-5550U1.32

points - higher is better

Cinebench R11.5 64Bit

  • AMD A10-7700K3.45
  • Intel Core i7-5550U3.28

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD A10-7700K83
  • Intel Core i7-5550U (simulated)99.31

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD A10-7700K285
  • Intel Core i7-5550U (simulated)311.67

points - higher is better

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