AMD A6-7470K vs Intel Core i7-7820X

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7470K and Intel Core i7-7820X 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 A6-7470K

  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 86% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2119 vs 1138
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2119 vs 1138

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-7820X

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4 GHz
  • Around 39% higher maximum core temperature: 99°C vs 71.30°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2522 vs 1576
  • 9.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17165 vs 1799
  • 2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8814 vs 3119
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 99°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2522 vs 1576
PassMark - CPU mark 17165 vs 1799
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8814 vs 3119

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7470K
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7820X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1576
2522
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1799
17165
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2119
1138
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3119
8814
Name AMD A6-7470K Intel Core i7-7820X
PassMark - Single thread mark 1576 2522
PassMark - CPU mark 1799 17165
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2119 1138
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3119 8814
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5958
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 159.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.92
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 16.376

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-7470K Intel Core i7-7820X

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD747KYBJCBOX
OPN Tray AD747KYBI23JC
Place in performance rating 1367 1378
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Skylake
Launch date June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $679
Price now $499.99
Processor Number i7-7820X
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 10.93

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 3.60 GHz
Compute Cores 6
L1 cache 256 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C 99°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 4.30 GHz
Number of cores 2 8
Number of GPU cores 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache 11264 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 16

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 256
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported FM2+ FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution PCG 2017X

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

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)