AMD R-272F vs Intel Core i7-3612QE

Comparative analysis of AMD R-272F and Intel Core i7-3612QE 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, 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).

AMD R-272F

Intel Core i7-3612QE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD R-272F

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3.10 GHz

Launch date	21 May 2012 vs April 2012
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3.10 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3612QE

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1678 vs 1087
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4929 vs 1215

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 96 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1678 vs 1087
PassMark - CPU mark	4929 vs 1215

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD R-272F
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3612QE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1087

1678

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

4929

Name	AMD R-272F	Intel Core i7-3612QE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1087	1678
PassMark - CPU mark	1215	4929
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		10.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		65.437
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.516
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.573
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1979
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1979

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD R-272F	Intel Core i7-3612QE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Piledriver	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	21 May 2012	April 2012
Place in performance rating	2189	2097
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-3612QE
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600, DDR3U-1600	DDR3/DDR3L 1067/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		16.11 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	497 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz	1 GHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 7520G	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
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	3
VGA
CRT
eDP
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	11
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FS1	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		31mm x 24mm (BGA 1023)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
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
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™)
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)