AMD PRO A10-9700B vs Intel Core i7-2715QE

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-9700B and Intel Core i7-2715QE 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.

AMD PRO A10-9700B

Intel Core i7-2715QE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-9700B

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1331 vs 1287

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 October 2016 vs January 2011
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1331 vs 1287

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2715QE

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 C vs 90°C
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3221 vs 2585

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100 C vs 90°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3221 vs 2585

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-9700B
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2715QE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1331

1287

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2585

3221

Name	AMD PRO A10-9700B	Intel Core i7-2715QE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1331	1287
PassMark - CPU mark	2585	3221

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-9700B	Intel Core i7-2715QE
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	24 October 2016	January 2011
OPN Tray	AM970BADY44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1782	1809
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Laptops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Processor Number		i7-2715QE
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.10 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100 C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Number of threads		8
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		16.6 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	758 MHz	1.2 GHz
Processor graphics	R7	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
CRT
eDP
Number of displays supported		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		31mm x 24mm (FCBGA1023)
Advanced Technologies
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)