AMD A4-1250 vs Intel Core i7-860S

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AMD A4-1250 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-860S
AMD A4-1250 Intel Core i7-860S

CPU comparison

AMD A4-1250 or Intel Core i7-860S - 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 A4-1250 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-1250 was released in Q2/2013.

The Intel Core i7-860S has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.46 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-860S was released in Q1/2010.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD A4-1000 (3) CPU group Intel Core i7 800 (6)
7 Generation 1
Temash (Jaguar) Architecture Lynnfield
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-1250 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-1250 is 1.00 GHz while the Intel Core i7-860S has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-860S is at 2.53 GHz (3.46 GHz).

AMD A4-1250 Characteristic Intel Core i7-860S
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 2.53 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.46 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD A4-1250 Characteristic Intel Core i7-860S
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A4-1250 or Intel Core i7-860S 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 8210 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version --

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 8210 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A4-1250 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-860S supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

AMD A4-1250 Characteristic Intel Core i7-860S
DDR3L-1333 Memory DDR3-1066
Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
1.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A4-1250 is 8 W, while the Intel Core i7-860S has a TDP of 82 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A4-1250 Characteristic Intel Core i7-860S
8 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 82 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A4-1250 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-860S is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 9.00 MB cache.

AMD A4-1250 Characteristic Intel Core i7-860S
28 nm Technology 45 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
FT3 Socket LGA 1156
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q1/2010
-- Release price 362 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-1250 (0%)
Intel Core i7-860S (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-1250 (20%)
Intel Core i7-860S (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 A4-1250 AMD A4-1250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
561 (20%)
Intel Core i7-860S Intel Core i7-860S
4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz
2779 (100%)

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 A4-1250 AMD A4-1250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-860S Intel Core i7-860S
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
539 (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 A4-1250 AMD A4-1250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-860S Intel Core i7-860S
4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz
1828 (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 A4-1250 AMD A4-1250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-860S Intel Core i7-860S
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
451 (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 A4-1250 AMD A4-1250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-860S Intel Core i7-860S
4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz
1332 (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 A4-1250 AMD A4-1250
AMD Radeon HD 8210 @ 0.30 GHz
77 (100%)
Intel Core i7-860S Intel Core i7-860S
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A4-1250 Intel Core i7-860S
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