AMD A8 PRO-7600B vs Intel Core i7-840QM

Comparative analysis of AMD A8 PRO-7600B and Intel Core i7-840QM 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).

AMD A8 PRO-7600B

Intel Core i7-840QM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8 PRO-7600B

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1384 vs 1138
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2956 vs 1952
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 453 vs 398

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1384 vs 1138
PassMark - CPU mark	2956 vs 1952
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	453 vs 398

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-840QM

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 71.30°C
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1289 vs 1201

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 71.30°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1289 vs 1201

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8 PRO-7600B
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-840QM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1384

1138

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2956

1952

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

453

398

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1201

1289

Name	AMD A8 PRO-7600B	Intel Core i7-840QM
PassMark - Single thread mark	1384	1138
PassMark - CPU mark	2956	1952
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	453	398
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1201	1289
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	217.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.134
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	22.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	61.484

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8 PRO-7600B	Intel Core i7-840QM
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD760BYBI44JA
Place in performance rating	1385	2510
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Architecture codename		Clarksfield
Launch date		1 June 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$568
Price now		$289.97
Processor Number		i7-840QM
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		3.46
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	1.86 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		296 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
L3 cache		8 MB
Transistor count		774 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz
iGPU core count	384
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	35 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)