AMD A12-9700P vs Intel Core i7-5557U

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AMD A12-9700P CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-5557U
AMD A12-9700P Intel Core i7-5557U

CPU comparison

AMD A12-9700P or Intel Core i7-5557U - 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 A12-9700P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A12-9700P was released in Q4/2016.

The Intel Core i7-5557U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5557U was released in Q1/2015.
AMD A Family Intel Core i7
AMD A12-9700 CPU group Intel Core i 5000U
6 Generation 5
Excavator (Bristol Ridge) Architecture Broadwell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the AMD A12-9700P or Intel Core i7-5557U can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.

4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD A12-9700P or Intel Core i7-5557U 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. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) GPU Intel Iris Graphics 6100
0.76 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
6 GPU Generation 8
28 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
8 Execution units 48
512 Shader 384
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.2

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.

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 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second.

DDR4-1866 Memory DDR3-1866
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s Bandwidth --
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache
L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
8 PCIe lanes 12

Thermal Management

The Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU.

15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
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90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the AMD A12-9700P or Intel Core i7-5557U as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.

28 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP4 Socket BGA 1168
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2016 Release date Q1/2015
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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 A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1047 (100%)
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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 A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2187 (100%)
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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 A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
481 (58%)
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
834 (100%)
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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 A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1239 (68%)
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1823 (100%)
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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 A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz
782 (93%)
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
Intel Iris Graphics 6100 @ 1.10 GHz
845 (100%)
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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 A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
4760 (100%)
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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 A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
72 (52%)
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
139 (100%)
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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 A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
223 (62%)
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
360 (100%)
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3393 (100%)
Show all Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
7113 (100%)
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

AMD A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1.62 (100%)
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

AMD A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3.89 (100%)
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



Devices using this processor

AMD A12-9700P Intel Core i7-5557U
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