Intel Core i7-4700MQ vs AMD A4-1200

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Intel Core i7-4700MQ CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A4-1200
Intel Core i7-4700MQ AMD A4-1200

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-4700MQ or AMD A4-1200 - 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 i7-4700MQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4700MQ was released in Q2/2013.

The AMD A4-1200 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-1200 was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38) CPU group AMD A4-1000 (3)
4 Generation 7
Haswell H Architecture Temash (Jaguar)
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4700MQ has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-4700MQ is 2.40 GHz (3.40 GHz) while the AMD A4-1200 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-1200 is at 1.00 GHz.

Intel Core i7-4700MQ Characteristic AMD A4-1200
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.40 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 i7-4700MQ Characteristic AMD A4-1200
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Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-4700MQ or AMD A4-1200 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.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8180
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.23 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation 5
22 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 2
20 Compute units 2
160 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.1 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.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8180
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-4700MQ can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD A4-1200 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i7-4700MQ Characteristic AMD A4-1200
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3L-1066
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-4700MQ is 47 W, while the AMD A4-1200 has a TDP of 3.9 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-4700MQ Characteristic AMD A4-1200
47 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 3.9 W
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-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4700MQ is manufactured in 22 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD A4-1200 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-4700MQ Characteristic AMD A4-1200
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
PGA 946 Socket FT3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2013 Release date Q2/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

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 i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
AMD Radeon HD 8180 @ 0.23 GHz
58 (16%)

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 i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
5350 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
652 (12%)

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 i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
744 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 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 i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2698 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 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 i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1004 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 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 i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3410 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
652.7 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1455 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 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 i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
124 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
568 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-4700MQ AMD A4-1200
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