Intel Core i7-7660U vs AMD A4-1200

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Intel Core i7-7660U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A4-1200
Intel Core i7-7660U AMD A4-1200

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-7660U and the AMD A4-1200 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i7-7660U 2 core processor released in Q4/2016 with the AMD A4-1200 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2013.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 7000U (18) CPU group AMD A4-1000 (3)
7 Generation 7
Kaby Lake U Architecture Temash (Jaguar)
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i7-6660U Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-7660U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.00 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD A4-1200 clocks with 1.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i7-7660U Characteristic AMD A4-1200
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.50 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.80 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.

Intel Core i7-7660U Characteristic AMD A4-1200
-- 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.

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8180
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.23 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation 5
14 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 2
48 Compute units 2
384 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 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 Iris Plus Graphics 640 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8180
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode 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

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-7660U, while the AMD A4-1200 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 17.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i7-7660U Characteristic AMD A4-1200
DDR4-2133, DDR3-1866 Memory DDR3L-1066
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i7-7660U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the AMD A4-1200 is 3.9 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i7-7660U Characteristic AMD A4-1200
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 3.9 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-7660U has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD A4-1200 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Core i7-7660U Characteristic AMD A4-1200
14 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 1356 Socket FT3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q4/2016 Release date Q2/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7660U (0%)
AMD A4-1200 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7660U (100%)
AMD A4-1200 (16%)

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 i7-7660U Intel Core i7-7660U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 @ 1.05 GHz
806 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
AMD Radeon HD 8180 @ 0.23 GHz
58 (7%)

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 i7-7660U Intel Core i7-7660U
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
4132 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
652 (16%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i7-7660U Intel Core i7-7660U
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1040 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i7-7660U Intel Core i7-7660U
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1759 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-7660U Intel Core i7-7660U
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
919 (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 i7-7660U Intel Core i7-7660U
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
2088 (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 i7-7660U Intel Core i7-7660U
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1258 (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 i7-7660U Intel Core i7-7660U
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
2637 (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 i7-7660U Intel Core i7-7660U
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
170 (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 i7-7660U Intel Core i7-7660U
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
405 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-7660U AMD A4-1200
Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2017) Unknown

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