AMD A4 PRO-7300B vs Intel Core i7-6800K

Comparative analysis of AMD A4 PRO-7300B and Intel Core i7-6800K 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4 PRO-7300B

  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6800K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • 10 more threads: 12 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2270 vs 1445
  • 7.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10763 vs 1458
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 12 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache 32 KB (per core) vs 96 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2270 vs 1445
PassMark - CPU mark 10763 vs 1458

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4 PRO-7300B
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6800K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1445
2270
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1458
10763
Name AMD A4 PRO-7300B Intel Core i7-6800K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1445 2270
PassMark - CPU mark 1458 10763
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 918
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5410
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.629
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 89.35
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.985
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.774
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 10.121

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4 PRO-7300B Intel Core i7-6800K

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD730BOKA23H
Place in performance rating 1787 1788
Series AMD PRO A-Series A4 APU for Desktops Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Broadwell E
Launch date May 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $345
Price now $419.99
Processor Number i7-6800K
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 9.53

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz 3.40 GHz
L1 cache 96 KB 32 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 70°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 2 6
Number of threads 2 12
Unlocked
64 bit support
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 2400/2133

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 192
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8470D None
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 11

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

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
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0

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)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 28
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)