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AMD A10-7300 vs Intel Core i7-7660U

AMD A10-7300

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The AMD A10-7300 is a power efficient ULV (Ultra Low Voltage) quad-core processor based on the Kaveri architecture. It was revealed in June 2014 for notebooks and is manufactured by GlobalFoundries using a 28 nm SHP process. In addition to having two CPU modules for a total of four integer cores clocked at 1.9 - 3.2 GHz, the AMD chip also integrates a Radeon R6 GPU clocked at up to 533 MHz with 384 GCN shaders and a dual-channel DDR3-1600 memory controller.

Architecture 

Kaveri is the successor to the 2013 Richland architecture (e.g. A10-5750M). The revised CPU cores, codenamed Steamroller, represent the third generation of the module-based Bulldozer design. A number of major changes include modified decoders (now one per integer core), optimized branch prediction, and increased L1 I-cache from 64 KB to 96 KB per module. These revisions boost the performance per clock slightly over a similarly clocked Richland APU. For more details about the AMD Kaveri architecture, see our detailed analysis here:

Analysis of the AMD Kaveri Notebook Platform

Performance 

According to our benchmarks, the A10-7300 offers a CPU performance level similar to the Haswell-based Intel Core i3-4010U. Only the single thread performance is a bit lower, despite AMDs significantly higher (turbo) clock rate. Overall, the A10-7300 will be sufficient for all daily workloads (Office, Internet browsing, multimedia) as well as light multitasking.

Graphics

The Radeon R6 (Kaveri) GPU of the A10-7300 features a core clock of up to 533 MHz and 384 shader units. Since the GPU is based on AMD's GCN 1.1 architecture, both DirectX 11.2 "Tier 2" and Mantle are supported. Furthermore, the GPU can be used for general purpose computing in various applications, such as Adobe Photoshop via the OpenCL API. 

In terms of 3D performance, the GPU is roughly as fast as a dedicated GeForce GT 720M and can handle many current games (as of 2014) at low or medium settings at (W)XGA resolution.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the entire APU is rated at 19 Watts, which is somewhat above the Haswell ULV CPUs from Intel (15 W including chipset). Nevertheless, the A10-7300 is suited for 12 - 13-inch notebooks or larger.

Intel Core i7-7660U

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The Intel Core i7-7660U is a fast dual-core SoC for notebooks and Ultrabooks based on the Kaby Lake architecture and was announced in January 2017. The CPU has two processor cores clocked at 2.5-4 GHz (two cores up to 3.8 GHz). The processor can execute up to four threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper Threading. It is also equipped with an Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 GPU with 64 MB eDRAm, a dual-channel memory controller (DDR4) as well as VP9 and H.265 video decoding as well as encoding. The chip is still manufactured in a 14nm process with FinFET transistors.

Compared to the Core i7-7600U, the 7660 does have a higher single-core Turbo of 4 GHz (+100 MHz), but a lower dual-core Turbo (-100 MHz) and a lower base frequency (-300 MHz). However, the CPU part can also use the 64 MB eDRAM as L5 cache.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Skylake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Performance

At 2.5-4 GHz, the Core i7-7660U has a slightly lower frequency (except for the single-core Turbo) compared to the Core i7-7600U, but the CPU part can also use the 64 MB eDRAM, so the performance should be similar.

Graphics

The integrated Intel Iris Plus 640 Graphics is the GT3e model of the Kaby Lake GPU (Intel Gen. 9.5). It has 48 Execution Units running at 300-1050 MHz and the performance is comparable to a GeForce 920MX thanks to fast eDRAM cache. However, there aren't any significant improvements compared to the old Iris Pro 540, so modern games can often not be played smoothly or only at the lowest or medium settings, respectively.

Contrary to Skylake, Kaby lake now also supports H.265/HEVC Main 10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec. The dual-core Kaby Lake processors announced in January should also support HDCP 2.2.

Power Consumption

The chip is manufactured in an improved 14nm process with FinFET transistors, which improves the efficiency even further. Intel still specifies the TDP with 15 Watts, which is typical for ULV chips. Depending on the usage scenario, the TDP can vary between 7.5 (cTDP Down) and 25 Watts.

ModelAMD A10-7300Intel Core i7-7660U
CodenameKaveriKaby Lake
SeriesAMD KaveriIntel Kaby Lake
Series: Kaby Lake Kaby Lake
AMD FX-7600P compare2.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-7400P compare2.5 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-7200P compare2.4 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD FX-7500 compare2.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10 Pro-7350B compare2.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-7300 « 1.9 - 3.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8 Pro-7150B compare1.9 - 3.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-7100 compare1.8 - 3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6 Pro-7050B compare2.2 - 3 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-7000 compare2.2 - 3 GHz2 / 2 cores
Intel Core i7-7700K compare4.2 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700 compare3.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 compare3.1 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7920HQ compare3.1 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700T compare2.9 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7600K compare3.8 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 compare3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HQ compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HK compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700HQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500 compare3.4 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7440HQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7567U compare3.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7660U « 2.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7600U compare2.8 - 3.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300HQ compare2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500T compare2.7 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7287U compare3.3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7560U compare2.4 - 3.8 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7267U compare3.1 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7360U compare2.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7500U compare2.7 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300U compare2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7260U compare2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7200U compare2.5 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100H compare3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7167U compare2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7Y75 compare1.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y57 compare1.2 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y54 compare1.2 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100U compare2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y32 compare1 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y30 compare1 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965U compare2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7020U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3867U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3865U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y compare1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y compare1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Clock1900 - 3200 MHz2500 - 4000 MHz
L2 Cache4 MB512 KB
Cores / Threads4 / 42 / 4
TDP19 Watt15 Watt
Transistors2410 Million
Technology28 nm14 nm
Die Size245 mm2
FeaturesSSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A), x86-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 ControllerDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUAMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri) (? - 533 MHz)Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 (300 - 1050 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.com
L1 Cache128 KB
L3 Cache4 MB
max. Temp.100 °C
SocketBGA1356
$415 U.S.

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 139     avg: 152     median: 158 (1%)     max: 159 Points
min: 397     avg: 403.5     median: 403.5 (3%)     max: 410 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 44     avg: 53.7     median: 58 (16%)     max: 59 Points
min: 154     avg: 158.5     median: 158.5 (44%)     max: 163 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1.74     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (2%)     max: 1.81 Points
min: 4.39     avg: 4.5     median: 4.5 (6%)     max: 4.55 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 0.49     avg: 0.6     median: 0.7 (16%)     max: 0.68 Points
min: 1.84     avg: 1.9     median: 1.9 (44%)     max: 1.89 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 1759     avg: 1949     median: 1992 (12%)     max: 2097 Points
min: 6126     avg: 6170     median: 6169.5 (37%)     max: 6213 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 4886     avg: 5118     median: 5192 (4%)     max: 5276 Points
min: 13779     avg: 13809     median: 13808.5 (10%)     max: 13838 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 6252     avg: 6966     median: 7247 (5%)     max: 7400 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 2359     avg: 2625     median: 2662 (3%)     max: 2853 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 838     avg: 847     median: 846.5 (10%)     max: 855 s
min: 433     avg: 435.5     median: 435.5 (5%)     max: 438 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 23.43     avg: 23.8     median: 23.8 (5%)     max: 24.16 s
min: 12.6     avg: 12.9     median: 12.9 (3%)     max: 13.2 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 1494     avg: 1510     median: 1510 (2%)     max: 1526 Points
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 11.71     avg: 11.9     median: 11.9 (4%)     max: 12.14 fps
min: 25     avg: 25.3     median: 25.3 (8%)     max: 25.6 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 61.5     avg: 62     median: 62 (14%)     max: 62.5 fps
min: 134     avg: 136.5     median: 136.5 (31%)     max: 139 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.147     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (4%)     max: 0.154 GB/s
0.2 GB/s (7%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.233     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (4%)     max: 0.244 GB/s
0.4 GB/s (7%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
1.2 GB/s (3%)
2.4 GB/s (6%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
1257 Seconds (9%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
2518 Points (5%)
min: 5193     avg: 5227     median: 5226.5 (11%)     max: 5260 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 24.6     avg: 25.4     median: 25.4 (5%)     max: 26.13 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 57.4     avg: 59.6     median: 59.6 (3%)     max: 61.7 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 1464     avg: 1514     median: 1514 (7%)     max: 1564 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
5319 Points (4%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 1942     avg: 2001     median: 2000.5 (5%)     max: 2059 Points
min: 4463     avg: 5069     median: 5230 (13%)     max: 5513 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 17930     avg: 17971     median: 17971 (15%)     max: 18012 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
57582 Points (46%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 1490     avg: 1494     median: 1493.5 (4%)     max: 1497 Points
min: 3823     avg: 3936     median: 3935.5 (10%)     max: 4048 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 2041     avg: 2051     median: 2050.5 (4%)     max: 2060 Points
min: 5412     avg: 5561     median: 5560.5 (10%)     max: 5709 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 1979     avg: 1990     median: 1989.5 (8%)     max: 2000 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
4786 Points (48%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
9320 Points (9%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
4603 Points (51%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
8952 Points (12%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3743     avg: 3758     median: 3757.5 (7%)     max: 3772 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 1498     avg: 1565     median: 1565 (20%)     max: 1632 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
8570 Points (13%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
4074 Points (61%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
3478 Points (18%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
2667 Points (18%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
3742 Points (7%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
4784 Points (10%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
3865 Points (10%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 3217     avg: 3860     median: 3860 (5%)     max: 4503 ms
min: 927     avg: 938     median: 937.5 (1%)     max: 948 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 161.2     avg: 237.6     median: 237.6 (3%)     max: 313.9 ms
min: 65.2     avg: 65.6     median: 65.6 (1%)     max: 66 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 7926     avg: 10554     median: 10553.5 (8%)     max: 13181 Points
min: 35767     avg: 36437     median: 36436.5 (27%)     max: 37106 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 39.2     avg: 40     median: 40 (7%)     max: 40.8 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 39.2     avg: 40     median: 40 (7%)     max: 40.8 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 9.73     avg: 10.1     median: 10.1 (8%)     max: 10.5 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD A10-7300 → 100% n=20

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-7660U → 254% n=20

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