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AMD FX-7500 vs Intel Core i5-7600K vs AMD A8-7100

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 i5-7600K

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The Intel Core i5-7600K is a fast quad-core processor for desktops based on the Kaby Lake architecture and was announced in January 2017. It is the top model of the consumer Kaby-Lake-H Core i5 series at the time of the announcement. The i5 does not support HyperThreading (4 threads only) and runs from 3.8 (base speed) up to 4.2 GHz. As a K-model, the i5-7600K offers an open multiplicator for overclocking.

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

The performance of the i5-7600K is about 10 percent above the predecessor Core i5-6600K, thanks to clock speed increases and long hold Turbo Boost clocks. Matching clock speed, there is no speed improvement from Skylake. The old top model Core i7-4790K however is still slightly faster.

More information with gaming benchmarks and power measurements can be found in our AMD Ryzen 7 versus Intel CPUs review (upcoming).

Graphics

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 630 has 24 Execution Units (similar to previous HD Graphics 530) running at 350 - 1150 MHz. 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 slightly. Intel still specifies the TDP with 91 Watts, which is a lot more than the 45 Watts of the mobile Kaby-Lake-H CPUs.

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 FX-7500Intel Core i5-7600KAMD A8-7100
CodenameKaveriKaby LakeKaveri
SeriesAMD KaveriIntel Kaby LakeAMD Kaveri
Series: Kaveri Kaveri
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-7500 « 2.1 - 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 i5-7600K « 3.8 - 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 i5-7260U2.2 - 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
Clock2100 - 3300 MHz3800 - 4200 MHz1800 - 3000 MHz
L2 Cache4 MB1 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 44 / 4
TDP19 Watt91 Watt19 Watt
Transistors2410 Million2410 Million
Technology28 nm14 nm28 nm
Die Size245 mm2245 mm2
SocketBGA (FP2)FCLGA1151
FeaturesSSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A), x86-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 ControllerDDR3(L)-1600/DDR4-2400 Memory Controller, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vProSSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A), x86-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller
iGPUAMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri) (496 - 553 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 630 (350 - 1150 MHz)AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri) (? - 514 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comark.intel.comwww.amd.com
L1 Cache256 KB
L3 Cache8 MB
$242 U.S.

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 137     avg: 153     median: 153 (1%)     max: 169 Points
min: 660     avg: 674     median: 674 (4%)     max: 688 Points
min: 126     avg: 133     median: 133 (1%)     max: 140 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 54     avg: 55     median: 55 (15%)     max: 56 Points
min: 168     avg: 179.5     median: 179.5 (50%)     max: 191 Points
min: 40     avg: 44     median: 44 (12%)     max: 48 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1.54     avg: 1.7     median: 1.7 (2%)     max: 1.89 Points
min: 7.67     avg: 7.9     median: 7.9 (10%)     max: 8.07 Points
min: 1.55     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (2%)     max: 1.97 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 0.61     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (15%)     max: 0.68 Points
min: 1.98     avg: 2     median: 2 (48%)     max: 2.05 Points
min: 0.54     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (13%)     max: 0.56 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 1943     avg: 2060     median: 2060 (12%)     max: 2177 Points
min: 6730     avg: 6814     median: 6814 (41%)     max: 6898 Points
min: 1287     avg: 1379     median: 1379 (8%)     max: 1471 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 5369     avg: 5482     median: 5482 (4%)     max: 5595 Points
min: 23585     avg: 24179     median: 24179 (18%)     max: 24773 Points
min: 4103     avg: 4134     median: 4134 (3%)     max: 4165 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 FX-7500 +
6453 Points (4%)
5763 Points (4%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 FX-7500 +
2166 Points (3%)
2047 Points (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
751 s (9%)
min: 253.6     avg: 256.6     median: 256.6 (3%)     max: 259.5 s
min: 967     avg: 984     median: 984 (12%)     max: 1001 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
23.3 s (5%)
min: 8.3     avg: 8.5     median: 8.5 (2%)     max: 8.672 s
min: 30.72     avg: 33.2     median: 33.2 (7%)     max: 35.74 s
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
min: 1477     avg: 1479     median: 1478.5 (2%)     max: 1480 Points
3570 Points (6%)
min: 1409     avg: 1417     median: 1416.5 (2%)     max: 1424 Points
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
13.9 fps (5%)
46.2 fps (15%)
min: 11     avg: 11.1     median: 11.1 (4%)     max: 11.1 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
68.5 fps (16%)
223 fps (51%)
min: 55.7     avg: 56     median: 56 (13%)     max: 56.2 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.148     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (4%)     max: 0.149 GB/s
min: 0.303     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (10%)     max: 0.367 GB/s
min: 0.132     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (4%)     max: 0.135 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.227     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (4%)     max: 0.235 GB/s
min: 0.534     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (10%)     max: 0.611 GB/s
min: 0.211     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (4%)     max: 0.212 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
1.1 GB/s (3%)
min: 2.9     avg: 3.3     median: 3.3 (9%)     max: 3.7 GB/s
min: 1     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (3%)     max: 1.1 GB/s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 2762     avg: 2771     median: 2770.5 (6%)     max: 2779 Points
8532 Points (18%)
2225 Points (5%)
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
min: 8.74     avg: 8.8     median: 8.8 (2%)     max: 8.891 s
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 *
min: 59.7     avg: 60.4     median: 60.4 (3%)     max: 61 s
min: 19.9     avg: 20.1     median: 20.1 (1%)     max: 20.22 s
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 *
min: 1470     avg: 1518     median: 1518 (7%)     max: 1566 s
min: 465     avg: 466.3     median: 466.3 (2%)     max: 467.5 s
1546 s (7%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 5557     avg: 5570     median: 5569.5 (4%)     max: 5582 Points
min: 4846     avg: 4887     median: 4886.5 (4%)     max: 4927 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 2232     avg: 2237     median: 2236.5 (6%)     max: 2241 Points
8381 Points (21%)
min: 1666     avg: 1710     median: 1710 (4%)     max: 1754 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 19923     avg: 19979     median: 19978.5 (16%)     max: 20034 Points
65821 Points (53%)
min: 10696     avg: 11244     median: 11243.5 (9%)     max: 11791 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
66315 Points (54%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
69090 Points (55%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 1706     avg: 1721     median: 1721 (4%)     max: 1736 Points
5972 Points (15%)
min: 1062     avg: 1119     median: 1119 (3%)     max: 1176 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 2347     avg: 2366     median: 2365.5 (4%)     max: 2384 Points
min: 8839     avg: 9066     median: 9065.5 (16%)     max: 9292 Points
min: 1490     avg: 1581     median: 1581 (3%)     max: 1672 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
4152 Points (18%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
5225 Points (58%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
15030 Points (20%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 4085     avg: 4116     median: 4116 (7%)     max: 4147 Points
min: 3319     avg: 3337     median: 3337 (6%)     max: 3355 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 1760     avg: 1769     median: 1769 (23%)     max: 1778 Points
min: 1459     avg: 1473     median: 1473 (19%)     max: 1487 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
14426 Points (23%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
4455 Points (67%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 3666     avg: 3733     median: 3732.5 (20%)     max: 3799 Points
min: 2810     avg: 2901     median: 2900.5 (15%)     max: 2991 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 2923     avg: 2945     median: 2944.5 (20%)     max: 2966 Points
min: 2381     avg: 2432     median: 2431.5 (17%)     max: 2482 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 5640     avg: 5712     median: 5711.5 (11%)     max: 5783 Points
min: 4575     avg: 4583     median: 4582.5 (9%)     max: 4590 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 5014     avg: 5055     median: 5054.5 (10%)     max: 5095 Points
min: 4360     avg: 4382     median: 4382 (9%)     max: 4404 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 FX-7500 +
min: 4702     avg: 4730     median: 4730 (12%)     max: 4758 Points
min: 3889     avg: 3914     median: 3913.5 (10%)     max: 3938 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
4430 ms (5%)
818 ms (1%)
4950 ms (6%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
176.9 ms (2%)
56.9 ms (1%)
199.5 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 FX-7500 +
8302 Points (6%)
7421 Points (5%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
124 Watt (21%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
98 Watt (18%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
7 Points per Watt (5%)

Average Benchmarks AMD FX-7500 → 100% n=24

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-7600K → 336% n=24

Average Benchmarks AMD A8-7100 → 84% n=24

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