AMD A6-7480 vs Intel Core i5-4690

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and Intel Core i5-4690 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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), 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 A6-7480

Intel Core i5-4690

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

Around 97336% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Maximum frequency	3800 MHz vs 3.90 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4690

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2192 vs 1562
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5570 vs 1837

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2192 vs 1562
PassMark - CPU mark	5570 vs 1837

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4690

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1562

2192

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1837

5570

Name	AMD A6-7480	Intel Core i5-4690
PassMark - Single thread mark	1562	2192
PassMark - CPU mark	1837	5570
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		919
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2935
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3072
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.961
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		79.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.426
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1257
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3840
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1257
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3840

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7480	Intel Core i5-4690
Essentials
Architecture codename	Excavator	Haswell
Place in performance rating	1665	1639
Processor Number	A6-7480	i5-4690
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		May 2014
Launch price (MSRP)		$346
Price now		$179.99
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		12.53
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz	3.50 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.72°C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz	350 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Device ID		0x412
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.2 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
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)