Intel Core i7-6820HK vs AMD A8-5557M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-6820HK CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-5557M
Intel Core i7-6820HK AMD A8-5557M

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-6820HK or AMD A8-5557M - 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 i7-6820HK has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6820HK was released in Q3/2015.

The AMD A8-5557M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-5557M was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 6000H (15) CPU group AMD A8-5000M (3)
6 Generation 3
Skylake H Architecture Richland (Piledriver)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i7-7820HK Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-6820HK is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz). The AMD A8-5557M has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz).

Intel Core i7-6820HK Characteristic AMD A8-5557M
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.10 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 i7-6820HK Characteristic AMD A8-5557M
-- 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 HD Graphics 530 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8550G
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.52 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.72 GHz
9 GPU Generation 5
14 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
24 Compute units 4
192 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11

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 530 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8550G
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-6820HK supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-5557M can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-6820HK Characteristic AMD A8-5557M
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR3-1600
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
19.7 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-6820HK has a TDP of 45 W, that of the AMD A8-5557M is 35 W.

Intel Core i7-6820HK Characteristic AMD A8-5557M
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-6820HK has a 8.00 MB cache, while the AMD A8-5557M cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-6820HK Characteristic AMD A8-5557M
14 nm Technology 32 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 1440 Socket FP2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2015 Release date Q2/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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 i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
931 (100%)
AMD A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
442 (47%)

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 i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3477 (100%)
AMD A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1201 (35%)

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 i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)
AMD A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
AMD Radeon HD 8550G @ 0.72 GHz
369 (92%)

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 i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
6942 (100%)
AMD A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2892 (42%)

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 i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1173 (100%)
AMD A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 3.10 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 i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3556 (100%)
AMD A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 3.10 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 i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
1802 (100%)
AMD A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 2.10 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 i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
152 (100%)
AMD A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 3.10 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 i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
694 (100%)
AMD A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-6820HK AMD A8-5557M
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