AMD A8-7200P vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ

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AMD A8-7200P CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-5950HQ
AMD A8-7200P Intel Core i7-5950HQ

CPU comparison

AMD A8-7200P or Intel Core i7-5950HQ - 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 A8-7200P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-7200P was released in Q2/2014.

The Intel Core i7-5950HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5950HQ was released in Q2/2015.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD A8-7000 (6) CPU group Intel Core i 5000H (5)
4 Generation 5
Kaveri (Steamroller) Architecture Broadwell H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-4950HQ
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-7200P has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-7200P is 2.40 GHz (3.30 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-5950HQ has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-5950HQ is at 2.90 GHz (3.80 GHz).

AMD A8-7200P Characteristic Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.50 GHz

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 A8-7200P Characteristic Intel Core i7-5950HQ
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A8-7200P or Intel Core i7-5950HQ 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 R5 (Kaveri) GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.63 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
6 GPU Generation 8
28 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 48
256 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 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 R5 (Kaveri) 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 A8-7200P can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-5950HQ supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

AMD A8-7200P Characteristic Intel Core i7-5950HQ
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1866
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A8-7200P is 35 W, while the Intel Core i7-5950HQ has a TDP of 47 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A8-7200P Characteristic Intel Core i7-5950HQ
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 47 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A8-7200P is manufactured in 28 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-5950HQ is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

AMD A8-7200P Characteristic Intel Core i7-5950HQ
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
FM2+ Socket BGA 1364
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q2/2015
-- Release price 550 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-7200P (34%)
Intel Core i7-5950HQ (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-7200P (28%)
Intel Core i7-5950HQ (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 A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri) @ 0.63 GHz
321 (36%)
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.15 GHz
883 (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 A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
3198 (33%)
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
9699 (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 A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
53 (34%)
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
157 (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 A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
171 (22%)
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
778 (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 A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1174 (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 A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
4817 (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 A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1180 (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 A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
3685 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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