AMD A10-9630P vs Intel Core i7-4860EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-9630P and Intel Core i7-4860EQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

AMD A10-9630P

Intel Core i7-4860EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-9630P

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 34% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 47 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 47 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4860EQ

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1754 vs 1390
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5500 vs 2946

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1754 vs 1390
PassMark - CPU mark	5500 vs 2946

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-9630P
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4860EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1390

1754

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2946

5500

Name	AMD A10-9630P	Intel Core i7-4860EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1390	1754
PassMark - CPU mark	2946	5500
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1966
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4857
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		143.214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		14.262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		25.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		11.798

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-9630P	Intel Core i7-4860EQ
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2016	August 2013
OPN Tray	AM963PAEY44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1399	1466
Series	AMD A10-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Crystal Well
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		264 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Number of threads		8
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB / s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1 GHz
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	25-45 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	47 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		SSE4.1 / 4.2, AVX 2.0
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)