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Intel Core i7-5500U vs AMD A4-3310MX. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2015
Intel Core i7-5500U
Intel Core i7-5500U
Released
Q2/2011
Overall score
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AMD A4-3310MX
AMD A4-3310MX

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-5500U or AMD A4-3310MX? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-5500U has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2015.

AMD A4-3310MX has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q2/2011.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1207 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 13% better clock speed

    2.40 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 17% better overclocked clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 45 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-5500U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    698 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    718 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    989 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1155 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1043 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    455 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    530 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    546 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    483 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    113 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    954 place
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1721 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A4-3310MX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1378 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1508 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1296 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    814 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    859 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    757 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1314 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
AMD A4-3310MX AMD A4-3310MX
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
    5 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 5000U left arrow AMD A4-3000M
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
    2.40 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 5500 left arrow AMD Radeon HD 6480G
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.44 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.95 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 3
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 240
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB left arrow 1 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 3
  • DirectX Version
    11.2 left arrow 11
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q2/2011
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
    Decode 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 A4-3310MX and Intel Core i7-5500U. 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
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-5500U and AMD A4-3310MX to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 45 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-5500U and Intel Core i7-5500U, 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, AVX2 left arrow SSE3, SSE4a
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Broadwell U left arrow Llano (K10)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1168 left arrow FS1
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q2/2011

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-5500U and AMD A4-3310MX.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
643
Intel Core i7-5500U
273
AMD A4-3310MX
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1374
Intel Core i7-5500U
465
AMD A4-3310MX
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
365
Intel Core i7-5500U
213
AMD A4-3310MX
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
2994
Intel Core i7-5500U
1082
AMD A4-3310MX
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
6067
Intel Core i7-5500U
2051
AMD A4-3310MX
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
3.31
Intel Core i7-5500U
1.22
AMD A4-3310MX
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
4060
Intel Core i7-5500U
1263
AMD A4-3310MX

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