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AMD FX-7500 vs Intel Core i5-7440HQ

AMD FX-7500

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The AMD FX-7500 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 2.1 - 3.3 GHz, the AMD chip also integrates a Radeon R7 GPU clocked at up to 553 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 the clock rates, the FX-7500 offers a CPU performance similar to the Haswell-based Intel Core i3-4100U. Overall, the FX-7500 is sufficient for all daily workloads (Office, Internet browsing, multimedia) as well as light multitasking.

Graphics

The Radeon R7 (Kaveri) GPU of the FX-7500 features a core clock of up to 553 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 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 FX-7500 is suited for 12 - 13-inch notebooks or larger.

Intel Core i5-7440HQ

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The Intel Core i5-7440HQ is a quad-core processor for notebooks based on the Kaby Lake architecture and was announced in January 2017. Compared to the faster Core i7 models, the Core i5 does not support Hyper Threading and has lower clocks. The CPU cores run at 2.8 - 3.8 GHz (4 cores up to 3.4, 2 cores up to 3.6 GHz). The processor is also equipped with the HD Graphics 630 GPU as well as a dual-channel memory controller (DDR3L-1600/DDR4-2400). It is manufactured in a 14nm process with FinFET transistors.

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

Due to the higher clock speeds, the performance of the i5-7440HQ is clearly faster than the old Core i5-6440HQ with 2.6 - 3.5 GHz. The performance is therefore sufficient even for demanding tasks.

Graphics

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 630 has 24 Execution Units (similar to previous HD Graphics 530) running at 350 - 1000 MHz (i7 models up to 1100). The performance depends a lot on the memory configuration; it should be comparable to a dedicated Nvidia GeForce 920M in combination with fast DDR4-2133 dual-channel memory.

Contrary to Skylake, Kaby Lake now supports hardware decoding for H.265/HEVC Main 10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec. The dual-core Kaby Lake processors, which were 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 45 Watts, but it can also be reduced to 35 Watts by the notebook manufacturers (cTDP down). This will obviously affect the performance, because the Turbo Boost cannot be maintained for longer periods.

ModelAMD FX-7500Intel Core i5-7440HQ
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 « 2.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10 Pro-7350B compare2.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A10-7300 compare1.9 - 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 « 2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7567U compare3.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7660U compare2.5 - 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
Clock2100 - 3300 MHz2800 - 3800 MHz
L2 Cache4 MB1 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 4
TDP19 Watt45 Watt
Transistors2410 Million
Technology28 nm14 nm
Die Size245 mm2
SocketBGA (FP2)
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 R7 (Kaveri) (496 - 553 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 630 (300 - 1000 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.com
L1 Cache256 KB
L3 Cache6 MB
max. Temp.100 °C
$250 U.S.

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 137     avg: 153     median: 153 (1%)     max: 169 Points
554 Points (3%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 54     avg: 55     median: 55 (15%)     max: 56 Points
158 Points (44%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 1.54     avg: 1.7     median: 1.7 (2%)     max: 1.89 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 0.61     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (15%)     max: 0.68 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 1943     avg: 2060     median: 2060 (12%)     max: 2177 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 5369     avg: 5482     median: 5482 (4%)     max: 5595 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 FX-7500 +
6453 Points (4%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 FX-7500 +
2166 Points (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
751 s (9%)
318.9 s (4%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
23.3 s (5%)
10.2 s (2%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *
100%
1 FX-7500 +
866 s (3%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
100%
1 FX-7500 +
28 s (15%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 1477     avg: 1479     median: 1478.5 (2%)     max: 1480 Points
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
13.9 fps (5%)
36 fps (12%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
68.5 fps (16%)
182 fps (42%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 0.148     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (4%)     max: 0.149 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 0.227     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (4%)     max: 0.235 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 FX-7500 +
1.1 GB/s (3%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 2762     avg: 2771     median: 2770.5 (6%)     max: 2779 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 25.56     avg: 26.3     median: 26.3 (6%)     max: 27 s
9.9 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 59.7     avg: 60.4     median: 60.4 (3%)     max: 61 s
25.6 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 1470     avg: 1518     median: 1518 (7%)     max: 1566 s
524 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 5557     avg: 5570     median: 5569.5 (4%)     max: 5582 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 2232     avg: 2237     median: 2236.5 (6%)     max: 2241 Points
6583 Points (16%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 19923     avg: 19979     median: 19978.5 (16%)     max: 20034 Points
52071 Points (42%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
51726 Points (42%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 1706     avg: 1721     median: 1721 (4%)     max: 1736 Points
5243 Points (13%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 2347     avg: 2366     median: 2365.5 (4%)     max: 2384 Points
7343 Points (13%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 4085     avg: 4116     median: 4116 (7%)     max: 4147 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 1760     avg: 1769     median: 1769 (23%)     max: 1778 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 3666     avg: 3733     median: 3732.5 (20%)     max: 3799 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 2923     avg: 2945     median: 2944.5 (20%)     max: 2966 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 5640     avg: 5712     median: 5711.5 (11%)     max: 5783 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 5014     avg: 5055     median: 5054.5 (10%)     max: 5095 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 4702     avg: 4730     median: 4730 (12%)     max: 4758 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 FX-7500 +
4430 ms (5%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 FX-7500 +
176.9 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 FX-7500 +
8302 Points (6%)

Average Benchmarks AMD FX-7500 → 100% n=13

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-7440HQ → 277% n=13

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