Intel Core i7-2655LE vs AMD A8-4500M

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-2655LE and AMD A8-4500M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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, 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 i7-2655LE

  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1231 vs 917
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1999 vs 1685
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.90 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1231 vs 917
PassMark - CPU mark 1999 vs 1685

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-4500M

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Number of cores 4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-2655LE
CPU 2: AMD A8-4500M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1231
917
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1999
1685
Name Intel Core i7-2655LE AMD A8-4500M
PassMark - Single thread mark 1231 917
PassMark - CPU mark 1999 1685
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 319
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 850
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.252
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.772
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 623
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2944
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4413
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 623
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2944
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4413

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-2655LE AMD A8-4500M

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Trinity
Launch date Q1'11 15 May 2012
Place in performance rating 1998 1995
Processor Number i7-2655LE
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors AMD A-Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 C
Maximum frequency 2.90 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4 4
Die size 246 mm
L1 cache 192 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB
Transistor count 1303 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 16.6 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
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
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 3000

Graphics interfaces

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 2
SDVO

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 31mm x 24mm (FCBGA1023)
Sockets supported FCBGA1023 FS1r2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)