AMD Pro A10-8700B vs Intel Core i7-3555LE

Comparative analysis of AMD Pro A10-8700B and Intel Core i7-3555LE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Pro A10-8700B

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
  • 17x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 21.35 vs 1.253
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 June 2015 vs June 2012
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.35 vs 1.253

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3555LE

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1336 vs 1122
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2238 vs 2212
  • Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.857 vs 2.722
  • Around 94% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 5.584 vs 2.877
  • Around 99% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.274 vs 0.138
  • Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2328 vs 1763
  • Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2328 vs 1763
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1336 vs 1122
PassMark - CPU mark 2238 vs 2212
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.857 vs 2.722
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5.584 vs 2.877
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.274 vs 0.138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2328 vs 1763
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2328 vs 1763

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Pro A10-8700B
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3555LE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1122
1336
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2212
2238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.722
3.857
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.877
5.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.138
0.274
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
21.35
1.253
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1763
2328
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1763
2328
Name AMD Pro A10-8700B Intel Core i7-3555LE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1122 1336
PassMark - CPU mark 2212 2238
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 325
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 883
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.722 3.857
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2.877 5.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.138 0.274
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.35 1.253
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.422
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1763 2328
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1763 2328

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Pro A10-8700B Intel Core i7-3555LE

Essentials

Architecture codename Carrizo Ivy Bridge
Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date 3 June 2015 June 2012
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 2341 2388
Series AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Laptops Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment Laptop Embedded
Processor Number i7-3555LE
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.8 GHz 2.50 GHz
Compute Cores 10
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 3100 Million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 118 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 105°C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 / DDR3L-2133 DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz 1 GHz
iGPU core count 384
Number of pipelines 384
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R6 Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency 550 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video 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 3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP4 FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 25 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 31.0mm x 24.0mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
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
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
4G WiMAX Wireless
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® My WiFi 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)

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)