AMD Z-01 vs Intel Core i7-4850EQ

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AMD Z-01 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4850EQ
AMD Z-01 Intel Core i7-4850EQ

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Z-01 and the Intel Core i7-4850EQ and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Z-01 2 core processor released in Q2/2011 with the Intel Core i7-4850EQ which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
AMD C (6) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD C (6) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
1 Generation 4
Ontario (Bobcat) Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-5850EQ

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Z-01 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-4850EQ clocks with 1.60 GHz (3.20 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.
AMD Z-01 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4850EQ
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 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 Z-01 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4850EQ
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
AMD Radeon HD 6250 GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
0.28 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
3 GPU Generation 7.5
40 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
1 Compute units 40
80 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 6250 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

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the AMD Z-01, while the Intel Core i7-4850EQ supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.
AMD Z-01 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4850EQ
DDR3-1066 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- 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 AMD Z-01 has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-4850EQ is 47 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
AMD Z-01 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4850EQ
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 47 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Z-01 has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 40 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-4850EQ is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.
AMD Z-01 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4850EQ
40 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
BGA 413 Socket BGA 1364
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2011 Release date Q3/2013
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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 Z-01 AMD Z-01
AMD Radeon HD 6250 @ 0.28 GHz
45 (7%)
Intel Core i7-4850EQ Intel Core i7-4850EQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.00 GHz
640 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Z-01 Intel Core i7-4850EQ
Unknown Unknown

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