i7-2677M vs A8-6410

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Aggregate performance score

A8-6410
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.12
Core i7-2677M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
1.20
+7.1%

Core i7-2677M outperforms A8-6410 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-6410 and Core i7-2677M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24102345
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i7
Power efficiency7.066.68
Architecture codenameBeema (2014)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 June 2014 (10 years ago)27 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$317

Detailed specifications

A8-6410 and Core i7-2677M 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 speed2 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data18
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2048 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data149 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors930 Million624 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-6410 and Core i7-2677M 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)
SocketFT3bFCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6410 and Core i7-2677M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VTIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4+
AVX++
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A8-6410 and Core i7-2677M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6410 and Core i7-2677M 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 A8-6410 and Core i7-2677M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1866DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data8.01 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 3000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6410 and Core i7-2677M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6410 and Core i7-2677M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6410 and Core i7-2677M.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

A8-6410 1.12
i7-2677M 1.20
+7.1%

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.

A8-6410 1774
i7-2677M 1912
+7.8%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A8-6410 223
i7-2677M 338
+51.6%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A8-6410 589
i7-2677M 673
+14.3%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A8-6410 1887
i7-2677M 3614
+91.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A8-6410 5872
i7-2677M 6672
+13.6%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A8-6410 2866
+5%
i7-2677M 2729

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A8-6410 24.3
i7-2677M 19.6
+24%

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.

A8-6410 2
i7-2677M 2
+4.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.12 1.20
Recency 1 June 2014 27 June 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 17 Watt

A8-6410 has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 13.3% lower power consumption.

i7-2677M, on the other hand, has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A8-6410 and Core i7-2677M.


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