Intel Core i7-4600U vs AMD A8-3500M

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,713

Rank #1,092

vs
4,019

Rank #1,872

4,713
4,019

Core i7-4600U wins by 14.7% (Rank #1092 vs #1872)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,899

Rank #1,005

vs
3,802

Rank #1,888

4,899
3,802

Core i7-4600U wins by 22.4% (Rank #1005 vs #1888)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,433

Rank #1,374

vs
4,345

Rank #1,595

4,433
4,345

Core i7-4600U wins by 2% (Rank #1374 vs #1595)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,543

Rank #1,206

vs
4,497

Rank #1,545

4,543
4,497

Core i7-4600U wins by 1% (Rank #1206 vs #1545)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,509

Rank #1,270

vs
4,482

Rank #1,434

4,509
4,482

Core i7-4600U wins by 0.6% (Rank #1270 vs #1434)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,548

Rank #1,113

vs
4,487

Rank #1,489

4,548
4,487

Core i7-4600U wins by 1.3% (Rank #1113 vs #1489)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-4600U A8-3500M Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
4
2
+50%
Base Frequency
2,100 MHz
2,530 MHz
-17%
Clock Multiplier
21x
15x
+28.6%
L1 Cache
62 KB
125 KB
-50%
L2 Cache
0 MiB
1 MiB
-74.4%
L3 Cache
4 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
0%
Max Bandwidth
26 GB/s
21 GB/s
+16.8%
PCIe Lanes
12
16
-25%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
15 W
35 W
57.1% less
Process (lower is better)
22 nm
45 nm
51.1% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-4600U A8-3500M
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number i7-4600U T9400
Core Name Haswell-ULT Llano
Socket FCBGA1168 BGA479, PGA478
Package FC-BGA1168 µPGA
Memory Type DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 4x1, 2x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Mobile Mobile
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i7-4600U
Intel
A8-3500M
AMD

Model Number

Core i7-4600U
i7-4600U
A8-3500M
T9400

Core Name

Core i7-4600U
Haswell-ULT
A8-3500M
Llano

Socket

Core i7-4600U
FCBGA1168
A8-3500M
BGA479, PGA478

Package

Core i7-4600U
FC-BGA1168
A8-3500M
µPGA

Memory Type

Core i7-4600U
DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
A8-3500M
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Core i7-4600U
No
A8-3500M
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-4600U
2.0
A8-3500M
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-4600U
4x1, 2x4
A8-3500M
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Core i7-4600U
Mobile
A8-3500M
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-4600U
Yes
A8-3500M
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-4600U A8-3500M
Process 22 nm 45 nm
Die Area 118 mm² 228 mm²
Transistor Count 1,300 1,178
Manufacturer Intel --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Core i7-4600U
22 nm
A8-3500M
45 nm

Die Area

Core i7-4600U
118 mm²
A8-3500M
228 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-4600U
1,300
A8-3500M
1,178

Manufacturer

Core i7-4600U
Intel
A8-3500M
--

Word Size

Core i7-4600U
64-bit
A8-3500M
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-4600U A8-3500M
GPU HD Graphics 4400 HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1100 MHz 1050 MHz

GPU

Core i7-4600U
HD Graphics 4400
A8-3500M
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i7-4600U
Intel
A8-3500M
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-4600U
1100 MHz
A8-3500M
1050 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-4600U A8-3500M
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64