AMD E2-9000e vs Intel Core i7-4578U

Comparative analysis of AMD E2-9000e and Intel Core i7-4578U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD E2-9000e

Intel Core i7-4578U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E2-9000e

Around 57043% higher clock speed: 2000 MHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 28 Watt

Maximum frequency	2000 MHz vs 3.50 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 28 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4578U

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm

Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E2-9000e
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4578U

Name	AMD E2-9000e	Intel Core i7-4578U
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	319
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	647
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	647
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1406
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1406
PassMark - Single thread mark		1930
PassMark - CPU mark		3103
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		788
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.408
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		43.106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.835
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.297

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD E2-9000e	Intel Core i7-4578U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Haswell
Family	AMD E2-Series for Notebooks
Place in performance rating	2644	2512
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		21 July 2014
Launch price (MSRP)		$426
Processor Number		i7-4578U
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1500 MHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	2000 MHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1.2 billion	1300 Million
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		181 mm
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	14.9 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866	DDR3L-1333, 1600; LPDDR3-1333, 1600
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	600 MHz	200 MHz
Number of pipelines	128
Processor graphics	Radeon R2 series	Intel® Iris® Graphics 5100
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0xA2E
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
Package Size	micro-BGA	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	BGA (FT4)	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	28 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCIe configurations		4x1, 2x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)