AMD RX-427BB vs Intel Core i7-4770TE

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-427BB and Intel Core i7-4770TE 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: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD RX-427BB

Intel Core i7-4770TE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-427BB

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 108991% higher clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 3.30 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	20 May 2014 vs June 2013
Maximum frequency	3600 MHz vs 3.30 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770TE

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm

Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD RX-427BB
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770TE

Name	AMD RX-427BB	Intel Core i7-4770TE
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1702
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1809
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	5750
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1702
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1809
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	5750
PassMark - Single thread mark		1653
PassMark - CPU mark		4877

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD RX-427BB	Intel Core i7-4770TE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bald Eagle	Haswell
Family	AMD R-Series
Launch date	20 May 2014	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1610	1514
Processor Number	RX-427BB	i7-4770TE
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2700 MHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	928 mm2	177 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3600 MHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Maximum core temperature		71.45°C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	600 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz	1 GHz
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 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
Number of displays supported	4	3
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.2	4.3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	30-35 Watt
Package Size	micro-BGA	37.5mm x 37.5mm (LGA1150)
Sockets supported	BGA (FP3)	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
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 HDMI 1.4		N / A
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)