AMD PRO A6-8550B vs Intel Core i7-4770S

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8550B and Intel Core i7-4770S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8550B

  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
  • Around 98% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.546 vs 4.82
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 223.987 vs 80.896
  • Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.884 vs 0.606
  • 7.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.126 vs 2.325
  • 8.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 47.872 vs 5.8
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.546 vs 4.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 223.987 vs 80.896
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.884 vs 0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.126 vs 2.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 47.872 vs 5.8

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770S

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 71.35°C vs 71.30°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2120 vs 1631
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6747 vs 1882
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 71.35°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2120 vs 1631
PassMark - CPU mark 6747 vs 1882

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8550B
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770S

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1631
2120
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1882
6747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
9.546
4.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
223.987
80.896
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.884
0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
18.126
2.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
47.872
5.8
Name AMD PRO A6-8550B Intel Core i7-4770S
PassMark - Single thread mark 1631 2120
PassMark - CPU mark 1882 6747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.546 4.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 223.987 80.896
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.884 0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.126 2.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 47.872 5.8
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 875
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3187
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 8154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1154
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 4042
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4377
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1154
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 4042
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4377

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A6-8550B Intel Core i7-4770S

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD855BYBI23JC
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1281 1284
Series AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Haswell
Launch date June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $329
Price now $249.99
Processor Number i7-4770S
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 11.00

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 3.10 GHz
Compute Cores 6
L2 cache 1 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C 71.35°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of GPU cores 4
Number of threads 2 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 71 °C
Transistor count 1400 million

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, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz 1.2 GHz
iGPU core count 256
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x412
Graphics base frequency 350 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
Max video memory 2 GB

Graphics interfaces

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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 11.2/12
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported FM2+ FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013C

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
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® 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™)
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)

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision Up to 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® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)