AMD PRO A8-9600B vs Intel Core i7-4770TE

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A8-9600B and Intel Core i7-4770TE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, 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 PRO A8-9600B

Intel Core i7-4770TE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-9600B

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 71.45°C
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

Launch date	10/24/2016 vs June 2013
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 71.45°C
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770TE

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1688 vs 1194
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4983 vs 2292

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1688 vs 1194
PassMark - CPU mark	4983 vs 2292

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A8-9600B
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770TE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1194

1688

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2292

4983

Name	AMD PRO A8-9600B	Intel Core i7-4770TE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1194	1688
PassMark - CPU mark	2292	4983
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	427
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1128
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	231.224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.117
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	19.579
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	57.356

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A8-9600B	Intel Core i7-4770TE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Haswell
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	10/24/2016	June 2013
OPN Tray	AM960BADY44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1473	1489
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Laptops	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-4770TE
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	250 mm	177 mm
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	71.45°C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	3100 Million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz	1 GHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	R5	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		350 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 interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
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	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm (LGA1150)
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
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
VirusProtect
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™)
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 HDMI 1.4		N / A
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)