AMD A10-4657M vs Intel Core i7-3555LE

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-4657M and Intel Core i7-3555LE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A10-4657M

Intel Core i7-3555LE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-4657M

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	1 April 2013 vs June 2012
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3555LE

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1336 vs 940
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2238 vs 1759

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1336 vs 940
PassMark - CPU mark	2238 vs 1759

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-4657M
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3555LE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

940

1336

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1759

2238

Name	AMD A10-4657M	Intel Core i7-3555LE
PassMark - Single thread mark	940	1336
PassMark - CPU mark	1759	2238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.857
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		5.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.274
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.253
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2328
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2328

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-4657M	Intel Core i7-3555LE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	1 April 2013	June 2012
Place in performance rating	2335	2387
Series	AMD A-Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-3555LE
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	118 mm
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1303 Million
Base frequency		2.50 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		31.0mm x 24.0mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		550 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)