AMD A4-6300 vs Intel Core i7-4702MQ

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AMD A4-6300 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4702MQ
AMD A4-6300 Intel Core i7-4702MQ

CPU comparison

AMD A4-6300 or Intel Core i7-4702MQ - 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 A4-6300 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-6300 was released in Q2/2013.

The Intel Core i7-4702MQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4702MQ was released in Q2/2013.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
AMD A4-6000 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38)
3 Generation 4
Richland (Piledriver) Architecture Haswell H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-6300 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (3.90 GHz). The Intel Core i7-4702MQ has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz).

AMD A4-6300 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4702MQ
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.70 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.90 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 A4-6300 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4702MQ
-- 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 8370D GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
0.76 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
5 GPU Generation 7.5
32 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 20
128 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 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 8370D 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 A4-6300 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4702MQ can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD A4-6300 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4702MQ
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 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 A4-6300 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Core i7-4702MQ is 37 W.

AMD A4-6300 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4702MQ
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 37 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A4-6300 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-4702MQ cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

AMD A4-6300 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4702MQ
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
FM2 Socket PGA 946
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q2/2013
45 $ Release price 285 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 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 A4-6300 AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.90 GHz
449 (65%)
Intel Core i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
694 (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 A4-6300 AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.90 GHz
703 (29%)
Intel Core i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
2465 (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 A4-6300 AMD A4-6300
AMD Radeon HD 8370D @ 0.76 GHz
195 (53%)
Intel Core i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (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 A4-6300 AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.90 GHz
1429 (28%)
Intel Core i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
5131 (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 A4-6300 AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.70 GHz
355 (26%)
Intel Core i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1387 (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 A4-6300 AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
965 (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 A4-6300 AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
3180 (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 A4-6300 AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
117 (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 A4-6300 AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
549 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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