Core i7-4500U vs Athlon X4 750K

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 750K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.85
+14.9%

Athlon X4 750K outperforms Core i7-4500U by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-4500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19062000
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Haswell-ULT (2013)
Release date2 October 2012 (11 years ago)4 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Current price$21 $626

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-4500U 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 speed3.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache192K64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size246 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,303 million1,300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-4500U 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 configuration11
SocketFM2FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-4500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data+
AMTno data9.5
Statusno dataDiscontinued
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-4500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-4500U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-4500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-4500U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-4500U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-4500U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-4500U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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.

Athlon X4 750K 1.85
+14.9%
i7-4500U 1.61

Athlon X4 750K outperforms Core i7-4500U by 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon X4 750K 2859
+15%
i7-4500U 2487

Athlon X4 750K outperforms Core i7-4500U by 15% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon X4 750K 405
i7-4500U 776
+91.6%

Core i7-4500U outperforms Athlon X4 750K by 92% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon X4 750K 994
i7-4500U 1480
+48.9%

Core i7-4500U outperforms Athlon X4 750K by 49% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.85 1.61
Recency 2 October 2012 4 June 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 15 Watt

The Athlon X4 750K is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-4500U in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 750K is a desktop processor while Core i7-4500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-4500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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