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| Intel Core i5 2557M vs AMD A4 7300 |
Released June, 2011
Intel Core i5 2557M
- 1.7 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 2557M
![]() | Much better performance per watt 41.27 pt/W | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 13.81W |
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 100 °C | ![]() | Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 4,023 |
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Released January, 2014
AMD A4 7300
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD A4 7300
![]() | Much better performance per dollar 14.21 pt/$ | ![]() | Significantly higher turbo clock speed 4 GHz |
![]() | Better PassMark (Single core) score 1,377 | ![]() | Newer Jan, 2014 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much better performance per watt | 41.27 pt/W | vs | 9.83 pt/W | Around 4.2x better performance per watt | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 13.81W | vs | 52.81W | 3.8x lower typical power consumption | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 100 °C | vs | 70 °C | Around 45% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 4,023 | vs | 3,302 | More than 20% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 4.1 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | 3.8x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 14.89 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | 3.8x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Much better performance per dollar | 14.21 pt/$ | vs | 2.81 pt/$ | More than 5x better performance per dollar | |||
Significantly higher turbo clock speed | 4 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | Around 50% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,377 | vs | 1,107 | Around 25% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Newer | Jan, 2014 | vs | Jun, 2011 | Release date over 2 years later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 2557M vs A4 7300
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2557M
4,023
A4 7300
3,302
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2557M
2,088
A4 7300
2,088
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2557M
1,780,000 MB/s
A4 7300
2,270,000 MB/s
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i5 2557M
2,654
A4 7300
2,256
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i5 2557M
1,107
A4 7300
1,377
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 2557M | vs | A4 7300 |
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Turbo clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 4 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
BGA 1023 | |||
FM2+ | |||
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
AVX 1.1 | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
XOP | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
BMI1 | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
ABM | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
TBM | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1866 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s |
details | Core i5 2557M | vs | A4 7300 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 100°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | Radeon R3 | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 17W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 4.1 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 14.89 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 41.27 pt/W | 9.83 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 13.81W | 52.81W |
Intel Core i5 2557M ![]() | AMD A4 7300 ![]() |
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