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AMD A10-7700K vs Intel Core i5-5250U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2014
AMD A10-7700K
AMD A10-7700K
Released
Q1/2015
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Intel Core i5-5250U
Intel Core i5-5250U

What's the best choice AMD A10-7700K or Intel Core i5-5250U? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD A10-7700K has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2014.

Intel Core i5-5250U has a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2015.

Differences

AMD A10-7700K Reasons to consider
AMD A10-7700K
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1245 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 54% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 29% better overclocked clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A10-7700K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    995 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    847 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    608 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    648 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    553 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    685 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    530 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    932 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1053 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.16 times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-5250U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    368 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    374 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    770 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    786 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1046 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1206 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    448 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    495 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    559 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    178 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    612 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    104 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1001 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    245 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A10-7700K AMD A10-7700K
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    AMD A left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    AMD A10-7000 left arrow Intel Core i 5000U
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
    3.50 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes 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
    AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Kaveri) left arrow Intel HD Graphics 6000
  • GPU frequency
    0.72 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.00 GHz
  • Execution units
    6 left arrow 48
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 384
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 8
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 11.2
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q1/2015
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 left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-5250U and AMD A10-7700K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A10-7700K and Intel Core i5-5250U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A10-7700K and AMD A10-7700K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Kaveri (Steamroller) left arrow Broadwell U
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    FM2+ left arrow BGA 1168
  • Release date
    Q1/2014 left arrow Q1/2015

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD A10-7700K and Intel Core i5-5250U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
57
AMD A10-7700K
110
Intel Core i5-5250U
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
231
AMD A10-7700K
264
Intel Core i5-5250U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
533
AMD A10-7700K
768
Intel Core i5-5250U
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
1910
AMD A10-7700K
2816
Intel Core i5-5250U
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
5765
AMD A10-7700K
5638
Intel Core i5-5250U
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
0.95
AMD A10-7700K
1.27
Intel Core i5-5250U
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
3.08
AMD A10-7700K
2.85
Intel Core i5-5250U
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
4321
AMD A10-7700K
3678
Intel Core i5-5250U

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