AMD A4 PRO-7300B vs Intel Core i5-7300U

Comparative analysis of AMD A4 PRO-7300B and Intel Core i5-7300U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, 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 - 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4 PRO-7300B

  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
L2 cache 1 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7300U

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 70°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1894 vs 1445
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3641 vs 1458
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache 128 KB vs 96 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1894 vs 1445
PassMark - CPU mark 3641 vs 1458

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4 PRO-7300B
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7300U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1445
1894
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1458
3641
Name AMD A4 PRO-7300B Intel Core i5-7300U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1445 1894
PassMark - CPU mark 1458 3641
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 676
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1319
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 34.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.308
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 22.761
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1277
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2462
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1277
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2462

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4 PRO-7300B Intel Core i5-7300U

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD730BOKA23H
Place in performance rating 1790 1989
Series AMD PRO A-Series A4 APU for Desktops 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Mobile
Architecture codename Kaby Lake
Launch date 3 January 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $281
Price now $460.75
Processor Number i5-7300U
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.30

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz 2.60 GHz
L1 cache 96 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 70°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
L3 cache 3 MB

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz 1.1 GHz
iGPU core count 192
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8470D Intel® HD Graphics 620
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x5916
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics API support

DirectX 11 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 7.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.70 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 42mm X 24mm

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
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

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 12
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)