AMD R-272F vs Intel Core i7-7920HQ

Comparative analysis of AMD R-272F and Intel Core i7-7920HQ 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 i7-7920HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD R-272F

Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-7920HQ

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2227 vs 1087
6.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7374 vs 1215

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 January 2017 vs 21 May 2012
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 96 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2227 vs 1087
PassMark - CPU mark	7374 vs 1215

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD R-272F
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7920HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1087

2227

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

7374

Name	AMD R-272F	Intel Core i7-7920HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1087	2227
PassMark - CPU mark	1215	7374
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		939
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3471
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.257
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		79.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.648
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.313
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1881
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1071
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1985
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1881
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1071
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1985

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD R-272F	Intel Core i7-7920HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Piledriver	Kaby Lake
Launch date	21 May 2012	3 January 2017
Place in performance rating	2189	1965
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$378
Processor Number		i7-7920HQ
Series		7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		8 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600, DDR3U-1600	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	497 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz	1.1 GHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 7520G	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x591B
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 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	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 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® 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
Speed Shift technology
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@30Hz
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)