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Intel Core i7-3517U vs AMD A6-7000. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2012
Intel Core i7-3517U
Intel Core i7-3517U
Released
Q2/2014
Overall score
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AMD A6-7000
AMD A6-7000

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-3517U or AMD A6-7000? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-3517U has a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 17 W. Released in Q2/2012.

AMD A6-7000 has a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 17 W. Released in Q2/2014.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1234 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-3517U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    513 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    490 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1127 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1282 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1161 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    537 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    608 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    310 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    563 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    311 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    983 place
AMD A6-7000 Reasons to consider
AMD A6-7000
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    2.20 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A6-7000 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1315 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1269 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
AMD A6-7000 AMD A6-7000
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD A
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000U left arrow AMD A6-7000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.90 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.00 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    2.50 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 left arrow AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri)
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.49 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow 0.53 GHz
  • Execution units
    16 left arrow 3
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 6
  • DirectX Version
    11.0 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 28 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow Q2/2014
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A6-7000 and Intel Core i7-3517U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-3517U and AMD A6-7000 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    17 W left arrow 17 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-3517U and Intel Core i7-3517U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 1.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge U left arrow Kaveri (Steamroller)
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 28 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1023 left arrow FM2+
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q2/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-3517U and AMD A6-7000.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
294
Intel Core i7-3517U
205
AMD A6-7000
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
3824
Intel Core i7-3517U
1667
AMD A6-7000

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