AMD A6 Pro-7050B vs Intel Core i5-4300U

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Combined performance score

i5-4300U
1.62
+145%

Core i5-4300U outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 145% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i5-4300U and A6 Pro-7050B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19522599
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Kaveri
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date1 October 2013 (10 years old)4 June 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data
Current price$367 (1.3x MSRP)no data

Technical specs

Core i5-4300U and A6 Pro-7050B 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.9 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB1024 KB
L3 cache3 MBno data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data245 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data2410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4300U and A6 Pro-7050B 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1168FP3
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4300U and A6 Pro-7050B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX286x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVX++
FRTCno data1
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data+
PowerNowno data+
PowerGatingno data+
Out-of-band client managementno data+
VirusProtectno data+
RAIDno data+
HSAno data1
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
SIPP+no data
Smart Response+no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-4300U and A6 Pro-7050B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+no data
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4300U and A6 Pro-7050B are enumerated here.

AMD-V+1
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4300U and A6 Pro-7050B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 4400AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
iGPU core countno data3
Number of pipelinesno data192
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Endurono data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
UVDno data+
VCEno data+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4300U and A6 Pro-7050B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4300U and A6 Pro-7050B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43280x2000@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3200x2000@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4300U and A6 Pro-7050B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.3no data
Vulkanno data1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4300U and A6 Pro-7050B.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes12no data
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports4no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports4no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no 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.

i5-4300U 1.62
+145%
A6 Pro-7050B 0.66

Core i5-4300U outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 145% in our combined 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%

i5-4300U 2493
+147%
A6 Pro-7050B 1009

Core i5-4300U outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 147% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i5-4300U 4070
+124%
A6 Pro-7050B 1820

Core i5-4300U outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 124% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-4300U 8601
+194%
A6 Pro-7050B 2930

Core i5-4300U outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 194% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-4300U 3242
+121%
A6 Pro-7050B 1468

Core i5-4300U outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 121% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-4300U 19.17
+150%
A6 Pro-7050B 47.98

A6 Pro-7050B outperforms Core i5-4300U by 150% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i5-4300U 3
+183%
A6 Pro-7050B 1

Core i5-4300U outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 183% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-4300U 253
+210%
A6 Pro-7050B 82

Core i5-4300U outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 210% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made 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 (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-4300U 108
+118%
A6 Pro-7050B 50

Core i5-4300U outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 118% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-4300U 1.23
+116%
A6 Pro-7050B 0.57

Core i5-4300U outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 116% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-4300U 1.5
+150%
A6 Pro-7050B 0.6

Core i5-4300U outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 150% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-4300U 2268
+196%
A6 Pro-7050B 765

Core i5-4300U outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 196% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-4300U 80
+144%
A6 Pro-7050B 33

Core i5-4300U outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 144% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-4300U 15
+136%
A6 Pro-7050B 6

Core i5-4300U outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 136% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-4300U 2526
+101%
A6 Pro-7050B 1255

Core i5-4300U outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 101% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-4300U 4958
+161%
A6 Pro-7050B 1902

Core i5-4300U outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 161% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-4300U 6223
+167%
A6 Pro-7050B 2329

Core i5-4300U outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 167% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.62 0.66
Integrated graphics card 1.35
Recency 1 October 2013 4 June 2014
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 17 Watt

The Core i5-4300U is our recommended choice as it beats the A6 Pro-7050B in performance tests.


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