AMD A6-7480 vs Intel Core i7-4790S

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and Intel Core i7-4790S 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, 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 i7-4790S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

Around 94900% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 4.00 GHz

Maximum frequency	3800 MHz vs 4.00 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4790S

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2206 vs 1562
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7021 vs 1837

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2206 vs 1562
PassMark - CPU mark	7021 vs 1837

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4790S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1562

2206

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1837

7021

Name	AMD A6-7480	Intel Core i7-4790S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1562	2206
PassMark - CPU mark	1837	7021
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		910
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.16
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		86.186
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.48
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.08
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1296
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2036
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3347
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1296
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2036
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3347

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7480	Intel Core i7-4790S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Excavator	Haswell
Place in performance rating	1665	1650
Processor Number	A6-7480	i7-4790S
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		1 May 2014
Launch price (MSRP)		$303
Price now		$498.91
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		5.65
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz	3.20 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Maximum core temperature		71.35°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	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
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
DVI
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
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)