Intel Core i7-5700EQ vs AMD A12-9730P

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-5700EQ and AMD A12-9730P 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, 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), 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i7-5700EQ

AMD A12-9730P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5700EQ

Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2092 vs 1386
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5803 vs 2980

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2092 vs 1386
PassMark - CPU mark	5803 vs 2980

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9730P

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 34% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 47 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 47 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-5700EQ
CPU 2: AMD A12-9730P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2092

1386

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5803

2980

Name	Intel Core i7-5700EQ	AMD A12-9730P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2092	1386
PassMark - CPU mark	5803	2980
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	45.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.25
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1369
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2447
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4091
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1369
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2447
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4091
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2143
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5309

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-5700EQ	AMD A12-9730P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'15	Q2 2016
Place in performance rating	1351	1314
Processor Number	i7-5700EQ
Series	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors	AMD A12-Series APU for Laptops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM973PAEY44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8
L2 cache		2 MB
Number of GPU cores		6
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1600
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	300 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
Max video memory	32 GB
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2	12
OpenGL	4.3
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	37 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	1.90 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 32mm x 1.8mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1364	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP		25-45 Watt
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
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
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™)