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AMD A10-7400P vs Intel Core i5-7260U vs AMD A8-7100

AMD A10-7400P

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The quad-core AMD A10-7400P is a mid-range 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 2.5 - 3.4 GHz, the AMD chip also integrates a Radeon R6 GPU clocked at up to 654 MHz with 384 GCN shaders and a dual-channel DDR3-1866 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 the clock rates, the A10-7400P should offer a CPU performance level similar to the Sandy Bridge-based Intel Core i3-2330M or 2350M. Overall, the A10-7400P will be sufficient for multitasking daily workloads (Office, Internet browsing, multimedia) as well as more demanding programs.

Graphics

The Radeon R6 (Kaveri) GPU of the A10-7400P features a core clock of up to 654 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 benefits from its high raw computational power and memory support up to DDR3-1866. Thus, the Radeon R6 is just slightly behind a dedicated GeForce GT 730M and can handle many current games at low or medium settings at WXGA resolution.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the entire APU is rated at 35 Watts, which is similar to other competing mid-range models. As a result, the A10-7400P is best suited for 14-inch notebooks or larger.

Intel Core i5-7260U

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The Intel Core i5-7260U 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 2.2-3.4 GHz (two cores also up to 3.4 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 i7-7360U, the i5-7260 does have lower CPU (-200 MHz Turbo, -100 MHz Base) and GPU (-50 MHz) clocks.

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 2.2-3.4 GHz, the Core i5-7260U has much lower clocks compared to the old Core i5-6267U (2.9-3.3 GHz), but has slightly higher Turbo clocks. Similar to the 6267U, the i6-7260U can also use the 64 MB eDRAM, which should increase the performance in some scenarios.

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 300-950 MHz (i7 models up to 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.

AMD A8-7100

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The AMD A8-7100 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 1.8 - 3.0 GHz, the AMD chip also integrates a Radeon R5 GPU clocked at up to 514 MHz with 256 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 A8-7100 offers a CPU performance similar to the Haswell-based Intel Core i3-4010U. While the Core i3 wins in single-thread benchmarks, the A8-7100 takes the lead in some multi-thread tests. Overall, the A8-7100 will be sufficient for all daily workloads (Office, Internet browsing, multimedia) as well as light multitasking.

Graphics

The Radeon R5 (Kaveri) GPU of the A8-7100 features a core clock of up to 514 MHz and 256 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 710M and can handle many current games at low settings and (W)XGA resolution (as of 2014).

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 A8-7100 is suited for 12 - 13-inch notebooks or larger.

ModelAMD A10-7400PIntel Core i5-7260UAMD A8-7100
CodenameKaveriKaby LakeKaveri
SeriesAMD KaveriIntel Kaby LakeAMD Kaveri
Series: Kaveri Kaveri
AMD FX-7600P2.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-7400P « 2.5 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-7200P2.4 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD FX-75002.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10 Pro-7350B2.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-73001.9 - 3.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8 Pro-7150B1.9 - 3.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-71001.8 - 3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6 Pro-7050B2.2 - 3 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-70002.2 - 3 GHz2 / 2 cores
Intel Core i7-7700K4.2 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-77003.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v63.1 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7920HQ3.1 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700T2.9 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7600K3.8 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v63 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HQ2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HK2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700HQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-75003.4 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7440HQ2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7567U3.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7660U2.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7600U2.8 - 3.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300HQ2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500T2.7 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7287U3.3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7560U2.4 - 3.8 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7267U3.1 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7360U2.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7500U2.7 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300U2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7260U « 2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7200U2.5 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100H3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7167U2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7Y751.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y571.2 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y541.2 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100U2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y321 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y301 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965U2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7020U2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3867U1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3865U1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965Y1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
AMD FX-7600P2.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-7400P2.5 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-7200P2.4 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD FX-75002.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10 Pro-7350B2.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-73001.9 - 3.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8 Pro-7150B1.9 - 3.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-7100 « 1.8 - 3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6 Pro-7050B2.2 - 3 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-70002.2 - 3 GHz2 / 2 cores
Clock2500 - 3400 MHz2200 - 3400 MHz1800 - 3000 MHz
L2 Cache4 MB512 KB4 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 42 / 44 / 4
TDP35 Watt15 Watt19 Watt
Transistors2410 Million2410 Million
Technology28 nm14 nm28 nm
Die Size245 mm2245 mm2
max. Temp.102 °C100 °C
SocketBGA (FP3)BGA1356
FeaturesSSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A), x86-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1866 ControllerDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NISSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A), x86-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller
iGPUAMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri) (576 - 654 MHz)Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 (300 - 950 MHz)AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri) (? - 514 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comark.intel.comwww.amd.com
L1 Cache128 KB
L3 Cache4 MB
$304 U.S.

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
373 Points (2%)
min: 126     avg: 133     median: 133 (1%)     max: 140 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
142 Points (39%)
min: 40     avg: 44     median: 44 (12%)     max: 48 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 1.55     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (2%)     max: 1.97 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 0.54     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (13%)     max: 0.56 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 1287     avg: 1379     median: 1379 (8%)     max: 1471 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 4103     avg: 4134     median: 4134 (3%)     max: 4165 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 A8-7100 +
5763 Points (4%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 A8-7100 +
2047 Points (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 967     avg: 984     median: 984 (12%)     max: 1001 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 30.72     avg: 33.2     median: 33.2 (7%)     max: 35.74 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 1409     avg: 1417     median: 1416.5 (2%)     max: 1424 Points
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 11     avg: 11.1     median: 11.1 (4%)     max: 11.1 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 55.7     avg: 56     median: 56 (13%)     max: 56.2 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 0.132     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (4%)     max: 0.135 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 0.211     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (4%)     max: 0.212 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 1     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (3%)     max: 1.1 GB/s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 A8-7100 +
2225 Points (5%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 26.55     avg: 27.2     median: 27.2 (6%)     max: 27.78 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 33.55     avg: 48     median: 48 (2%)     max: 62.4 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 A8-7100 +
1546 s (7%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 4846     avg: 4887     median: 4886.5 (4%)     max: 4927 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 1666     avg: 1710     median: 1710 (4%)     max: 1754 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 10696     avg: 11244     median: 11243.5 (9%)     max: 11791 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 1062     avg: 1119     median: 1119 (3%)     max: 1176 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 1490     avg: 1581     median: 1581 (3%)     max: 1672 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
920 Points (36%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
2064 Points (4%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
4156 Points (41%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
8567 Points (9%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 3319     avg: 3337     median: 3337 (6%)     max: 3355 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 1459     avg: 1473     median: 1473 (19%)     max: 1487 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 2810     avg: 2901     median: 2900.5 (15%)     max: 2991 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 2381     avg: 2432     median: 2431.5 (17%)     max: 2482 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 4575     avg: 4583     median: 4582.5 (9%)     max: 4590 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 4360     avg: 4382     median: 4382 (9%)     max: 4404 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 A8-7100 +
min: 3889     avg: 3914     median: 3913.5 (10%)     max: 3938 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 A8-7100 +
4950 ms (6%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 A8-7100 +
199.5 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 A8-7100 +
7421 Points (5%)

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Average Benchmarks AMD A8-7100 → 0% n=0

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