AMD Z-60 vs Intel Core i7-3632QM

Comparative analysis of AMD Z-60 and Intel Core i7-3632QM processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Z-60

Intel Core i7-3632QM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Z-60

7x lower typical power consumption: 5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3632QM

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 220% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 40 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1590 vs 318
18.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4736 vs 262

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 40 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1590 vs 318
PassMark - CPU mark	4736 vs 262

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Z-60
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3632QM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

318

1590

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

262

4736

Name	AMD Z-60	Intel Core i7-3632QM
PassMark - Single thread mark	318	1590
PassMark - CPU mark	262	4736
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		612
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2330
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		11.076
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.478
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.879
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.939
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3521
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3521

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Z-60	Intel Core i7-3632QM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Hondo	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	October 2012	30 September 2012
Place in performance rating	3217	2083
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$359
Price now		$335
Processor Number		i7-3632QM
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		6.10
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	64 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	1 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Base frequency		2.20 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L3 cache		6144 KB
Maximum core temperature		105 °C
Number of threads		8
Transistor count		1400 Million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FT1	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5 x 37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Graphics
Device ID		0x166
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
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)