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Intel Core i7-4790S vs AMD A6-3620. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2014
Intel Core i7-4790S
Intel Core i7-4790S
Released
Q4/2011
Overall score
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AMD A6-3620
AMD A6-3620

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-4790S or AMD A6-3620? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-4790S has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2014.

AMD A6-3620 has a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2011.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    717 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 31% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 38% better overclocked clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4790S CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    310 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    485 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    446 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    614 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    721 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    957 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    77 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    201 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    264 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    97 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    224 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    118 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    568 place
AMD A6-3620 Reasons to consider
AMD A6-3620
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1672 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A6-3620 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1343 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1314 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1180 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    796 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    678 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1090 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-4790S Intel Core i7-4790S
AMD A6-3620 AMD A6-3620
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD A
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000 left arrow AMD A6-3000
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
    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    3.50 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 4600 left arrow AMD Radeon HD 6530D
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.44 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.20 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    20 left arrow 5
  • Shader
    160 left arrow 320
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 1 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 0
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow 3
  • DirectX Version
    11.1 left arrow 11
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q4/2010
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 A6-3620 and Intel Core i7-4790S. 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
    3.0 left arrow
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-4790S and AMD A6-3620 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-4790S and Intel Core i7-4790S, 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
    8.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell S left arrow Llano (K10)
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow FM1
  • Release date
    Q2/2014 left arrow Q4/2011

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-4790S and AMD A6-3620.

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
923
Intel Core i7-4790S
315
AMD A6-3620
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
3269
Intel Core i7-4790S
1003
AMD A6-3620
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
384
Intel Core i7-4790S
284
AMD A6-3620
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
3911
Intel Core i7-4790S
1196
AMD A6-3620
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
13905
Intel Core i7-4790S
4225
AMD A6-3620
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
9538
Intel Core i7-4790S
2896
AMD A6-3620

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