Intel Core i7-4700EC vs AMD GX-224IJ

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Intel Core i7-4700EC CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD GX-224IJ
Intel Core i7-4700EC AMD GX-224IJ

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-4700EC or AMD GX-224IJ - 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 i7-4700EC has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4700EC was released in Q1/2014.

The AMD GX-224IJ has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD GX-224IJ was released in Q2/2016.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD G (38)
Intel Core i 4000 (64) CPU group AMD G-Series 3rd Gen (5)
4 Generation 3
Haswell S Architecture Prairie Falcon Excavator+
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4700EC is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz. The AMD GX-224IJ has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (2.80 GHz).
Intel Core i7-4700EC Characteristic AMD GX-224IJ
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
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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 i7-4700EC Characteristic AMD GX-224IJ
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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 HD Graphics 4600 GPU AMD Radeon R4E (Beema)
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.80 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 0
22 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 0
20 Compute units 4
160 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 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 HD Graphics 4600 GPU AMD Radeon R4E (Beema)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-4700EC supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD GX-224IJ can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.
Intel Core i7-4700EC Characteristic AMD GX-224IJ
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR4-2133, DDR3-1866
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 8
15.8 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 i7-4700EC has a TDP of 43 W, that of the AMD GX-224IJ is 10 W.
Intel Core i7-4700EC Characteristic AMD GX-224IJ
43 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
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-- TDP up 15 W
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100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4700EC has a 8.00 MB cache, while the AMD GX-224IJ cache has a total of 1.00 MB.
Intel Core i7-4700EC Characteristic AMD GX-224IJ
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
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 1364 Socket FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2014 Release date Q2/2016
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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.
Intel Core i7-4700EC Intel Core i7-4700EC
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.00 GHz
320 (100%)
AMD GX-224IJ AMD GX-224IJ
AMD Radeon R4E (Beema) @ 0.80 GHz
205 (64%)

Devices using this processor
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