Intel Core i7-4578U vs AMD A9-9410

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-4578U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A9-9410
Intel Core i7-4578U AMD A9-9410

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-4578U or AMD A9-9410 - 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 Intel Core i7-4578U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4578U was released in Q3/2014.

The AMD A9-9410 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD A9-9410 was released in Q2/2017.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 4000U (26) CPU group AMD A9-9000 (4)
4 Generation 4
Haswell U Architecture Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4578U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz). The AMD A9-9410 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (3.50 GHz).

Intel Core i7-4578U Characteristic AMD A9-9410
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 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.

Intel Core i7-4578U Characteristic AMD A9-9410
-- 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.

Intel Iris Graphics 5100 GPU AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation 7
22 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 3
40 Compute units 3
320 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
16 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 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.

Intel Iris Graphics 5100 GPU AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-4578U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A9-9410 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-4578U Characteristic AMD A9-9410
LPDDR3-1333, LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR4-2133
16 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 8
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-4578U has a TDP of 28 W, that of the AMD A9-9410 is 25 W.

Intel Core i7-4578U Characteristic AMD A9-9410
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 10 W
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4578U has a 4.00 MB cache, while the AMD A9-9410 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-4578U Characteristic AMD A9-9410
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
BGA 1168 Socket FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2014 Release date Q2/2017
345 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4578U (0%)
AMD A9-9410 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4578U (100%)
AMD A9-9410 (83%)

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.
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
Intel Iris Graphics 5100 @ 1.20 GHz
768 (100%)
AMD A9-9410 AMD A9-9410
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.80 GHz
307 (40%)

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.
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
3061 (100%)
AMD A9-9410 AMD A9-9410
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
2530 (83%)

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.
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
837 (100%)
AMD A9-9410 AMD A9-9410
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1764 (100%)
AMD A9-9410 AMD A9-9410
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1001 (100%)
AMD A9-9410 AMD A9-9410
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2002 (100%)
AMD A9-9410 AMD A9-9410
2C 2T @ 3.20 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.
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A9-9410 AMD A9-9410
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
63 (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.
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A9-9410 AMD A9-9410
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
130 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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