AMD R-272F vs Intel Core i7-6600U

Comparative analysis of AMD R-272F and Intel Core i7-6600U 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD R-272F

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 1 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6600U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1790 vs 1087
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3425 vs 1215
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 21 May 2012
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 128 KB vs 96 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1790 vs 1087
PassMark - CPU mark 3425 vs 1215

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD R-272F
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6600U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1087
1790
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1215
3425
Name AMD R-272F Intel Core i7-6600U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1087 1790
PassMark - CPU mark 1215 3425
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 691
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1517
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 46.028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 15.932
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1134
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1134
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2154

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD R-272F Intel Core i7-6600U

Essentials

Architecture codename Piledriver Skylake
Launch date 21 May 2012 1 September 2015
Place in performance rating 2189 2076
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $393
Processor Number i7-6600U
Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 2.60 GHz
L1 cache 96 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 °C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 4
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
Die size 99 mm
L3 cache 4 MB

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Supported memory types DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600, DDR3U-1600 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 497 MHz 300 MHz
Graphics max frequency 686 MHz 1.05 GHz
Number of pipelines 192
Processor graphics Radeon HD 7520G Intel® HD Graphics 520
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x1916
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
HDMI
Number of displays supported 4 3
VGA
eDP
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 11 12
OpenGL 4.2 4.5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FS1 FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 7.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.80 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 42mm X 24mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 12
PCI Express revision 2.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)