AMD A6-7480 vs Intel Core i7-870S

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and Intel Core i7-870S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD A6-7480

Intel Core i7-870S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

Around 105456% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 82 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1531 vs 1493

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 82 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531 vs 1493

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-870S

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2765 vs 1812

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2765 vs 1812

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-870S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1531

1493

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1812

2765

Name	AMD A6-7480	Intel Core i7-870S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531	1493
PassMark - CPU mark	1812	2765

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7480	Intel Core i7-870S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Excavator	Lynnfield
Place in performance rating	1694	1712
Processor Number	A6-7480	i7-870S
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		July 2010
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz	2.66 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		296 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		774 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	82 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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)