Intel Core i7-7660U vs AMD A6-9500E

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,115

Rank #778

vs
4,393

Rank #1,410

5,115
4,393

Core i7-7660U wins by 14.1% (Rank #778 vs #1410)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,471

Rank #575

vs
4,501

Rank #1,290

5,471
4,501

Core i7-7660U wins by 17.7% (Rank #575 vs #1290)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,580

Rank #1,116

vs
4,230

Rank #1,960

4,580
4,230

Core i7-7660U wins by 7.6% (Rank #1116 vs #1960)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,579

Rank #1,032

vs
4,509

Rank #1,464

4,579
4,509

Core i7-7660U wins by 1.5% (Rank #1032 vs #1464)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,552

Rank #1,047

vs
4,473

Rank #1,499

4,552
4,473

Core i7-7660U wins by 1.7% (Rank #1047 vs #1499)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,625

Rank #896

vs
4,484

Rank #1,508

4,625
4,484

Core i7-7660U wins by 3% (Rank #896 vs #1508)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-7660U A6-9500E Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
4
8
-50%
Base Frequency
2,500 MHz
1,730 MHz
+30.8%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
25x
30x
-16.7%
L1 Cache
128 KB
125 KB
+2.4%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
1 MiB
-47.6%
L3 Cache
4 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
32 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
21 GB/s
+33.9%
PCIe Lanes --
16
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
15 W
45 W
66.7% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-7660U A6-9500E
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i7-7600 --
Model Number i7-7660U i7-740QM
Microarchitecture Kaby Lake --
Core Name Kaby Lake U Bristol Ridge
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 142 --
Socket -- PGA988
Package FCBGA-1356 µPGA
Memory Type LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision -- 2
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16, 2x8
Market Segment Mobile Desktop
Release Price $415.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Core i7-7660U
Intel
A6-9500E
AMD

Family

Core i7-7660U
Core
A6-9500E
--

Series

Core i7-7660U
i7-7600
A6-9500E
--

Model Number

Core i7-7660U
i7-7660U
A6-9500E
i7-740QM

Microarchitecture

Core i7-7660U
Kaby Lake
A6-9500E
--

Core Name

Core i7-7660U
Kaby Lake U
A6-9500E
Bristol Ridge

Core Family

Core i7-7660U
6
A6-9500E
--

Core Model

Core i7-7660U
142
A6-9500E
--

Socket

Core i7-7660U
--
A6-9500E
PGA988

Package

Core i7-7660U
FCBGA-1356
A6-9500E
µPGA

Memory Type

Core i7-7660U
LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
A6-9500E
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Core i7-7660U
No
A6-9500E
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-7660U
--
A6-9500E
2

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-7660U
--
A6-9500E
1x16, 2x8

Market Segment

Core i7-7660U
Mobile
A6-9500E
Desktop

Release Price

Core i7-7660U
$415.00
A6-9500E
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-7660U
Yes
A6-9500E
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-7660U A6-9500E
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Die Area -- 246 mm²
Transistor Count -- 3,100
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-7660U
14 nm
A6-9500E
45 nm

Die Area

Core i7-7660U
--
A6-9500E
246 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-7660U
--
A6-9500E
3,100

Manufacturer

Core i7-7660U
Intel
A6-9500E
--

Technology

Core i7-7660U
CMOS
A6-9500E
--

Word Size

Core i7-7660U
64-bit
A6-9500E
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-7660U
x86-64 (x86)
A6-9500E
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-7660U A6-9500E
GPU Iris Plus Graphics 640 HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 48 --

GPU

Core i7-7660U
Iris Plus Graphics 640
A6-9500E
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i7-7660U
Intel
A6-9500E
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-7660U
1100 MHz
A6-9500E
1100 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-7660U
48
A6-9500E
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-7660U A6-9500E
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FMA4
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
ISRT
MMX
MPX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SBA
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBM
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XOP
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64