AMD PRO A10-8730B vs Intel Core i7-4700EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8730B and Intel Core i7-4700EQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, 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), 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).

AMD PRO A10-8730B

Intel Core i7-4700EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8730B

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4700EQ

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1765 vs 1129
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5417 vs 2302
10x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3417 vs 341
11.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 10338 vs 916

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1765 vs 1129
PassMark - CPU mark	5417 vs 2302
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3417 vs 341
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	10338 vs 916

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8730B
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4700EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1129

1765

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2302

5417

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

341

3417

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

916

10338

Name	AMD PRO A10-8730B	Intel Core i7-4700EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129	1765
PassMark - CPU mark	2302	5417
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	341	3417
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	916	10338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		74.176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.02
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.937
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1086
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2883
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4319
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1086
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2883
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4319

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-8730B	Intel Core i7-4700EQ
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	May 2013
OPN Tray	AM873BADY44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2577	1203
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Laptops	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Architecture codename		Haswell
Processor Number		i7-4700EQ
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.40 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Number of threads		8
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz	1 GHz
Processor graphics	R5	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Switchable graphics
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 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
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FCBGA1364
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		47 Watt
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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® 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)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		N / A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)