AMD R-272F vs Intel Core i7-640UM

Comparative analysis of AMD R-272F and Intel Core i7-640UM 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.

AMD R-272F

Intel Core i7-640UM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD R-272F

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 41% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1087 vs 879
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1215 vs 1183

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 May 2012 vs 4 January 2010
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1087 vs 879
PassMark - CPU mark	1215 vs 1183

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-640UM

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD R-272F
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-640UM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1087

879

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

1183

Name	AMD R-272F	Intel Core i7-640UM
PassMark - Single thread mark	1087	879
PassMark - CPU mark	1215	1183
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1425
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2406

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD R-272F	Intel Core i7-640UM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Piledriver	Arrandale
Launch date	21 May 2012	4 January 2010
Place in performance rating	2189	2042
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$305
Processor Number		i7-640UM
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	1.20 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.27 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L3 cache		4 MB
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600, DDR3U-1600	DDR3 800
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	497 MHz	166 MHz
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz	500 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 7520G	Intel HD Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics max dynamic frequency		500 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4	2
VGA
Graphics API support
DirectX	11
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FS1	BGA1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	18 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		BGA 34mm x 28mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16
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 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)