AMD A6-3500 vs Intel Core i7-4770R

Last updated: 2023-04-04

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A6-3500		Intel Core i7-4770R
CPU comparison AMD A6-3500 or Intel Core i7-4770R - 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 A6-3500 has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3500 was released in Q3/2011. The Intel Core i7-4770R has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4770R was released in Q2/2013.

AMD A (112)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD A6-3000 (5)	CPU group	Intel Core i 4000 (64)
1	Generation	4
Llano (K10)	Architecture	Haswell S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD A6-3500 is a 3 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (2.40 GHz). The Intel Core i7-4770R has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.90 GHz).
AMD A6-3500	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-4770R
3	Cores	4
3	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
2.10 GHz	Frequency	3.20 GHz
2.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.90 GHz
2.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.60 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 A6-3500	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-4770R
--	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 6530D	GPU	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
0.44 GHz	GPU frequency	0.20 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.35 GHz
3	GPU Generation	7.5
32 nm	Technology	22 nm
0	Max. displays	3
5	Compute units	40
320	Shader	320
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
1 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
11	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 6530D	GPU	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
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 A6-3500 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4770R can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD A6-3500	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-4770R
DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR3L-1600
	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
3.00 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 A6-3500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Core i7-4770R is 65 W.
AMD A6-3500	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-4770R
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD A6-3500 has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-4770R cache has a total of 6.00 MB.
AMD A6-3500	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-4770R
32 nm	Technology	22 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FM1	Socket	BGA 1364
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2011	Release date	Q2/2013
47 $	Release price	315 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD A6-3500 (33%)

Intel Core i7-4770R (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD A6-3500 (26%)

Intel Core i7-4770R (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 A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	303 (33%)
	Intel Core i7-4770R 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	906 (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 A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	766 (24%)
	Intel Core i7-4770R 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3241 (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 A6-3500 AMD Radeon HD 6530D @ 0.44 GHz	284 (33%)
	Intel Core i7-4770R Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.35 GHz	864 (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 A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	1995 (31%)
	Intel Core i7-4770R 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	6517 (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 A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	166 (24%)
	Intel Core i7-4770R 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	690 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-4770R 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	647 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-4770R 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4412 (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 A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-4770R 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1084 (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 A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-4770R 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3550 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	135 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-4770R 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	368 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-4770R 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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 A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-4770R 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	141 (100%)

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