Processor comparison
AMD A4-4355M vs Intel Pentium 987
AMD
AMD A4-4355M
AMD Socket FP2
1900 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2012
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Pentium 987
Intel BGA1023
1500 MHz
2 cores
Feb 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD A4-4355M124%
- Intel Pentium 987100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD A4-4355M100%
- Intel Pentium 987100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD A4-4355M135%
- Intel Pentium 987100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD A4-4355M
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 35% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 987
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the AMD A4-4355M
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD A4-4355M | Intel Pentium 987 |
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| SSE4a | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| AES | | |
| AVX | | |
| CLMUL | | |
| CVT16 | | |
| EVP | | |
| FMA4 | | |
| FMA3 | | |
| F16C | | |
| XOP | | |
| Turbo Core | | |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit (an NX bit implementation) | | |
| Smart Cache. | | |
Architecture
| AMD A4-4355M | Intel Pentium 987 |
| Architecture | AMD Piledriver | Intel_SandyBridge |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | unknown | DDR3 |
| Codename | Trinity | Sandy Bridge |
| Release Date | Sep 2012 | Feb 2013 |
Cores
| AMD A4-4355M | Intel Pentium 987 |
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon HD 7400G | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Cache
| AMD A4-4355M | Intel Pentium 987 |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB (shared) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | 2048 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD A4-4355M | Intel Pentium 987 |
| Socket | AMD Socket FP2 | Intel BGA1023 |
| Max Case Temp | 100°C | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | rPGA |
| Die Size | 246mm² | 131mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD A4-4355M | Intel Pentium 987 |
| Cpu Frequency | 1900 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 2400 MHz | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.15 V | unknown |
| TDP | 17 W | 17 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD A4-4355M1464 points
- Intel Pentium 9871500 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD A4-4355M1900 points
- Intel Pentium 9873000 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- AMD A4-4355M1460
- Intel Pentium 9871759
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- AMD A4-4355M1001
- Intel Pentium 9871060
points - higher is better
3DMark06 CPU
- AMD A4-4355M1239
- Intel Pentium 9871487
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD A4-4355M0.52
- Intel Pentium 9870.59
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 64Bit
- AMD A4-4355M0.72
- Intel Pentium 9871.13
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- AMD A4-4355M22
- Intel Pentium 98726
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- AMD A4-4355M63.5
- Intel Pentium 98748
seconds - lower is better
WinRAR 4.0
- AMD A4-4355M884
- Intel Pentium 9871107
MB/s - higher is better
TrueCrypt AES
- AMD A4-4355M0.46
- Intel Pentium 9870.1
GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish
- AMD A4-4355M0.09
- Intel Pentium 9870.08
GB/s