AMD A10-4655M vs Intel Core i7-4700HQ

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AMD A10-4655M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4700HQ
AMD A10-4655M Intel Core i7-4700HQ

CPU comparison

AMD A10-4655M or Intel Core i7-4700HQ - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A10-4655M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-4655M was released in Q2/2012.

The Intel Core i7-4700HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4700HQ was released in Q3/2013.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
AMD A10-4000M (3) CPU group Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38)
2 Generation 4
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture Haswell H
Mobile Segment Mobile
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A10-4655M is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (2.80 GHz). The Intel Core i7-4700HQ has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.40 GHz).

AMD A10-4655M Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A10-4655M Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700HQ
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon HD 7620G GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
0.36 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
4 GPU Generation 7.5
32 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 20
384 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 7620G GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A10-4655M supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4700HQ can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD A10-4655M Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700HQ
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A10-4655M has a TDP of 25 W, that of the Intel Core i7-4700HQ is 47 W.

AMD A10-4655M Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700HQ
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 47 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD A10-4655M has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-4700HQ cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

AMD A10-4655M Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700HQ
32 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP2 Socket BGA 1168
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2012 Release date Q3/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
269 (36%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
744 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
716 (26%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2735 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
AMD Radeon HD 7620G @ 0.50 GHz
358 (93%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz
384 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2526 (45%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
5652 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
52 (42%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
124 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
156 (27%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
568 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1004 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3447 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
261 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1196 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1497 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A10-4655M Intel Core i7-4700HQ
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