Intel Core i5-7500 vs AMD Athlon II X4 638

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-7500 and AMD Athlon II X4 638 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, 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, 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 Intel Core i5-7500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 41% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
  • Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 70.10°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 94% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2262 vs 1163
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6035 vs 2250
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 January 2017 vs February 2012
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 70.10°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2262 vs 1163
PassMark - CPU mark 6035 vs 2250

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 638

  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 70% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1654 vs 975
  • Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4651 vs 3090
Specifications (specs)
L1 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1654 vs 975
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4651 vs 3090

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-7500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 638

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2262
1163
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6035
2250
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
975
1654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3090
4651
Name Intel Core i5-7500 AMD Athlon II X4 638
PassMark - Single thread mark 2262 1163
PassMark - CPU mark 6035 2250
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 975 1654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3090 4651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2285
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 80.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.376
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1582
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2624
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1582
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2624
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-7500 AMD Athlon II X4 638

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaby Lake Llano
Launch date 3 January 2017 February 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $202
Place in performance rating 1597 1619
Price now $205.11 $26.49
Processor Number i5-7500
Series 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors AMD Athlon II X4
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 11.52 35.55
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB AD638XOJGXBOX
OPN Tray AD638XOJZ43GX

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.40 GHz 2.7 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 256 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C 70.10°C
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 2.7 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 4 4
Die size 228 mm
Transistor count 1178 million
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Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR3

Graphics

Device ID 0x5912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FM1 uPGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

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)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)