AMD A6-1450 vs Intel Core i7-5850HQ

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A6-1450 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-5850HQ
AMD A6-1450 Intel Core i7-5850HQ

CPU comparison

AMD A6-1450 or Intel Core i7-5850HQ - 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 A6-1450 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-1450 was released in Q2/2013.

The Intel Core i7-5850HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5850HQ was released in Q2/2015.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD A6-1000 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 5000H (5)
7 Generation 5
Kabini (Jaguar) Architecture Broadwell H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-4850HQ
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-1450 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-1450 is 1.00 GHz (1.40 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-5850HQ has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-5850HQ is at 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz).

AMD A6-1450 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5850HQ
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
1.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
1.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.30 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 A6-1450 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5850HQ
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A6-1450 or Intel Core i7-5850HQ 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 8250 GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
5 GPU Generation 8
28 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 48
128 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 12

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 8250 GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
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 AMD A6-1450 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-5850HQ supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

AMD A6-1450 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5850HQ
DDR3L-1066 Memory DDR3-1866
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A6-1450 is 8 W, while the Intel Core i7-5850HQ has a TDP of 47 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A6-1450 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5850HQ
8 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 47 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A6-1450 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-5850HQ is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

AMD A6-1450 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5850HQ
28 nm Technology 14 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
FT3 Socket BGA 1364
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q2/2015
-- Release price 380 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-1450 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-1450 (19%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ (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 A6-1450 AMD A6-1450
AMD Radeon HD 8250 @ 0.40 GHz
102 (12%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Core i7-5850HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.10 GHz
845 (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 A6-1450 AMD A6-1450
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
1653 (24%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Core i7-5850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
6855 (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 A6-1450 AMD A6-1450
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
106 (14%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Core i7-5850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
733 (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 A6-1450 AMD A6-1450
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Core i7-5850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
915 (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 A6-1450 AMD A6-1450
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Core i7-5850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
4632 (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 A6-1450 AMD A6-1450
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Core i7-5850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
149 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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