i7-8500Y vs A10 Micro-6700T

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Aggregate performance score

A10 Micro-6700T
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 4 Watt
0.90
Core i7-8500Y
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 5 Watt
2.26
+151%

Core i7-8500Y outperforms A10 Micro-6700T by a whopping 151% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10 Micro-6700T and Core i7-8500Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25521829
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i7
Power efficiency18.9342.78
Architecture codenameMullins (2014)Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)28 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$393

Detailed specifications

A10 Micro-6700T and Core i7-8500Y basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.2 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2048 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A10 Micro-6700T and Core i7-8500Y compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFT3bFCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)4.5 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10 Micro-6700T and Core i7-8500Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX++
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

A10 Micro-6700T and Core i7-8500Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10 Micro-6700T and Core i7-8500Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10 Micro-6700T and Core i7-8500Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R6 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10 Micro-6700T and Core i7-8500Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A10 Micro-6700T and Core i7-8500Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10 Micro-6700T and Core i7-8500Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.5
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10 Micro-6700T and Core i7-8500Y.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data10

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10 Micro-6700T 0.90
i7-8500Y 2.26
+151%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10 Micro-6700T 1426
i7-8500Y 3590
+152%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A10 Micro-6700T 1
i7-8500Y 2
+67.1%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A10 Micro-6700T 0.55
i7-8500Y 1.45
+164%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A10 Micro-6700T 0.9
i7-8500Y 2.2
+137%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.90 2.26
Recency 29 April 2014 28 August 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 5 Watt

A10 Micro-6700T has 100% more physical cores, and 25% lower power consumption.

i7-8500Y, on the other hand, has a 151.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-8500Y is our recommended choice as it beats the A10 Micro-6700T in performance tests.


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