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).

 

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: 2204 vs 1562
  • 3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7016 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 2204 vs 1562
PassMark - CPU mark 7016 vs 1837

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1562
2204
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1837
7016
Name AMD A6-7480 Intel Core i7-4790S
PassMark - Single thread mark 1562 2204
PassMark - CPU mark 1837 7016
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 1649
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)