AMD R-272F vs Intel Core i7-2655LE

Comparative analysis of AMD R-272F and Intel Core i7-2655LE 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.

AMD R-272F

Intel Core i7-2655LE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD R-272F

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.90 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.90 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2655LE

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1231 vs 1087
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1999 vs 1215

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1231 vs 1087
PassMark - CPU mark	1999 vs 1215

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD R-272F
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2655LE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1087

1231

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

1999

Name	AMD R-272F	Intel Core i7-2655LE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1087	1231
PassMark - CPU mark	1215	1999

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD R-272F	Intel Core i7-2655LE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Piledriver	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	21 May 2012	Q1'11
Place in performance rating	2183	2010
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-2655LE
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600, DDR3U-1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory size		16.6 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	497 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 7520G	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
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
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4	2
VGA
CRT
eDP
SDVO
Graphics API support
DirectX	11
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FS1	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		31mm x 24mm (FCBGA1023)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)