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).

 

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: 2226 vs 1087
  • 6.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7367 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 2226 vs 1087
PassMark - CPU mark 7367 vs 1215

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1087
2226
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1215
7367
Name AMD R-272F Intel Core i7-7920HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark 1087 2226
PassMark - CPU mark 1215 7367
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)