AMD A12-9700P vs Intel Core i7-4770TE

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9700P and Intel Core i7-4770TE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, 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 - 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A12-9700P

Intel Core i7-4770TE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9700P

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 71.45°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	1 June 2016 vs June 2013
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 71.45°C
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770TE

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1653 vs 1208
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4877 vs 2428

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1653 vs 1208
PassMark - CPU mark	4877 vs 2428

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9700P
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770TE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1208

1653

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2428

4877

Name	AMD A12-9700P	Intel Core i7-4770TE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1208	1653
PassMark - CPU mark	2428	4877
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1934
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	104.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.129
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	14.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	50.779
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4124
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4124

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A12-9700P	Intel Core i7-4770TE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Haswell
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	1 June 2016	June 2013
OPN Tray	AM970PADY44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1506	1514
Series	AMD A12-Series APU for Laptops	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-4770TE
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	250 mm	177 mm
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	71.45°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	3100 Million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	758 MHz	1 GHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm (LGA1150)
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		N / A
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)