AMD A8 PRO-7600B vs Intel Core i5-3470

Comparative analysis of AMD A8 PRO-7600B and Intel Core i5-3470 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, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8 PRO-7600B

  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 71.30°C vs 67.4°C
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 77 Watt
  • 4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 12.833 vs 3.217
  • 22.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 217.005 vs 9.637
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.134 vs 0.393
  • 12.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 22.385 vs 1.821
  • 11.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 61.484 vs 5.424
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C vs 67.4°C
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 77 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.833 vs 3.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 217.005 vs 9.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.134 vs 0.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 22.385 vs 1.821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 61.484 vs 5.424

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3470

  • 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: 1937 vs 1384
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4671 vs 2956
  • Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 734 vs 453
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2396 vs 1201
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1937 vs 1384
PassMark - CPU mark 4671 vs 2956
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 734 vs 453
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2396 vs 1201

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8 PRO-7600B
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3470

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1384
1937
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2956
4671
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
453
734
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1201
2396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
12.833
3.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
217.005
9.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.134
0.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
22.385
1.821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
61.484
5.424
Name AMD A8 PRO-7600B Intel Core i5-3470
PassMark - Single thread mark 1384 1937
PassMark - CPU mark 2956 4671
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 453 734
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1201 2396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.833 3.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 217.005 9.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.134 0.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 22.385 1.821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 61.484 5.424
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2696
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1515
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1515

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8 PRO-7600B Intel Core i5-3470

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD760BYBI44JA
Place in performance rating 1385 2409
Series AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Ivy Bridge
Launch date 8 April 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $184
Price now $112.06
Processor Number i5-3470
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 17.60

Performance

Base frequency 3.1 GHz 3.20 GHz
Compute Cores 10
L2 cache 4 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C 67.4°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 132.8 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 67 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1333/1600

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 720 MHz 1.1 GHz
iGPU core count 384
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x152
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 35 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported FM2+ FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 77 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution 2011D

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)