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AMD A8-5557M vs Intel Core i7-4702HQ. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2013
AMD A8-5557M
AMD A8-5557M
Released
Q2/2013
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Intel Core i7-4702HQ
Intel Core i7-4702HQ

What's the best choice AMD A8-5557M or Intel Core i7-4702HQ? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD A8-5557M has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Intel Core i7-4702HQ has a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 37 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

AMD A8-5557M Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1505 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    35 W left arrow 37 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A8-5557M CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1195 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1243 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    993 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    727 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    734 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    616 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    732 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1091 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1107 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    2.20 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4702HQ CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    523 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    400 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    737 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    538 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    979 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    886 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1013 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    431 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    357 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    490 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    330 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    832 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
Intel Core i7-4702HQ Intel Core i7-4702HQ
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 i7
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    AMD A8-5000M left arrow Intel Core i 4000M/4000H
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
    2.10 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.10 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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
    AMD Radeon HD 8550G left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4600
  • GPU frequency
    0.52 GHz left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.72 GHz left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 20
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 7.5
  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow 11.1
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q2/2013
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 No
  • 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 i7-4702HQ and AMD A8-5557M. 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
    left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A8-5557M and Intel Core i7-4702HQ to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    35 W left arrow 37 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A8-5557M and AMD A8-5557M, 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 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Richland (Piledriver) left arrow Haswell H
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    FP2 left arrow BGA 1364
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q2/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD A8-5557M and Intel Core i7-4702HQ.

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
442
AMD A8-5557M
664
Intel Core i7-4702HQ
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
1201
AMD A8-5557M
2508
Intel Core i7-4702HQ
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
369
AMD A8-5557M
368
Intel Core i7-4702HQ
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
1591
AMD A8-5557M
3124
Intel Core i7-4702HQ
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
3498
AMD A8-5557M
11070
Intel Core i7-4702HQ
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
0.8
AMD A8-5557M
1.39
Intel Core i7-4702HQ
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
1.9
AMD A8-5557M
6.24
Intel Core i7-4702HQ
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
2892
AMD A8-5557M
7521
Intel Core i7-4702HQ

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