AMD R-272F vs Intel Core i7-4702HQ

Comparative analysis of AMD R-272F and Intel Core i7-4702HQ 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), 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).

AMD R-272F

Intel Core i7-4702HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD R-272F

Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 37 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 37 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4702HQ

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
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 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1641 vs 1087
4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5349 vs 1215

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 June 2013 vs 21 May 2012
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 96 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1641 vs 1087
PassMark - CPU mark	5349 vs 1215

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD R-272F
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4702HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1087

1641

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

5349

Name	AMD R-272F	Intel Core i7-4702HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1087	1641
PassMark - CPU mark	1215	5349
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		671
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2535
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.265
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		50.251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.515
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.875
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		804
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1455
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2493
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		804
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1455
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2493

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD R-272F	Intel Core i7-4702HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Piledriver	Haswell
Launch date	21 May 2012	4 June 2013
Place in performance rating	2189	2049
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$378
Processor Number		i7-4702HQ
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L3 cache		6144 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
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	DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	497 MHz	400 MHz
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz	1.15 GHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 7520G	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x416
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 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
DVI
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4	3
VGA
eDP
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	11	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.2	4.3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FS1	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	37 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	3
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
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™)
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 HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)