AMD A10-4657M vs Intel Core i5-4220Y

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AMD A10-4657M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-4220Y
AMD A10-4657M Intel Core i5-4220Y

CPU comparison

AMD A10-4657M or Intel Core i5-4220Y - 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 A10-4657M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-4657M was released in Q1/2013.

The Intel Core i5-4220Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4220Y was released in Q2/2014.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD A10-4000M (3) CPU group Intel Core i 4000Y (11)
2 Generation 4
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture Haswell Y
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A10-4657M has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A10-4657M is 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-4220Y has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4220Y is at 1.60 GHz (2.00 GHz).
AMD A10-4657M Characteristic Intel Core i5-4220Y
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.00 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 A10-4657M Characteristic Intel Core i5-4220Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A10-4657M or Intel Core i5-4220Y has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon HD 7660G GPU Intel HD Graphics 4200
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.69 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.85 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
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.2 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 7660G GPU Intel HD Graphics 4200
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
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A10-4657M can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-4220Y supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
AMD A10-4657M Characteristic Intel Core i5-4220Y
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A10-4657M is 35 W, while the Intel Core i5-4220Y has a TDP of 11.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD A10-4657M Characteristic Intel Core i5-4220Y
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 11.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 6 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD A10-4657M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-4220Y is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
AMD A10-4657M Characteristic Intel Core i5-4220Y
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
-- Socket BGA 1168
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2013 Release date Q2/2014
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-4657M (0%)
Intel Core i5-4220Y (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-4657M (100%)
Intel Core i5-4220Y (46%)

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 A10-4657M AMD A10-4657M
AMD Radeon HD 7660G @ 0.69 GHz
527 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4220Y Intel Core i5-4220Y
Intel HD Graphics 4200 @ 0.85 GHz
272 (52%)

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 A10-4657M AMD A10-4657M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3449 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4220Y Intel Core i5-4220Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
1592 (46%)

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 A10-4657M AMD A10-4657M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4220Y Intel Core i5-4220Y
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
490 (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 A10-4657M AMD A10-4657M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4220Y Intel Core i5-4220Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
972 (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 A10-4657M AMD A10-4657M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4220Y Intel Core i5-4220Y
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
589 (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 A10-4657M AMD A10-4657M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4220Y Intel Core i5-4220Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
1047 (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 A10-4657M AMD A10-4657M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
65 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4220Y Intel Core i5-4220Y
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A10-4657M AMD A10-4657M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
191 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4220Y Intel Core i5-4220Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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