FX-7500 vs Core i5-4310M

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Aggregated performance score

Core i5-4310M
2014
2 cores / 4 threads
2.02
FX-7500
2014
4 cores / 4 threads
2.08
+3%

FX-7500 outperforms Core i5-4310M by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i5-4310M and FX-7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17961774
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Kaveri
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date19 January 2014 (10 years ago)4 June 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data
Current price$288 (1.3x MSRP)$267

Technical specs

Core i5-4310M and FX-7500 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB4096 KB
L3 cache3 MBno data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die size130 mm2245 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors960 Million2410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4310M and FX-7500 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
SocketFCPGA946FP3
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt19 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4310M and FX-7500. 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+
HSAno data1
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i5-4310M and FX-7500 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 i5-4310M and FX-7500 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 i5-4310M and FX-7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size32 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 4600AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
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 frequency1.25 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4310M and FX-7500 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4310M and FX-7500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA2880x1800@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4310M and FX-7500 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 i5-4310M and FX-7500.

PCIe version33.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

i5-4310M 2.02
FX-7500 2.08
+3%

FX-7500 outperforms Core i5-4310M by 3% based on our aggregated 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%

i5-4310M 3116
FX-7500 3209
+3%

FX-7500 outperforms Core i5-4310M by 3% 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%

i5-4310M 1007
+223%
FX-7500 312

Core i5-4310M outperforms FX-7500 by 223% 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%

i5-4310M 1901
+172%
FX-7500 700

Core i5-4310M outperforms FX-7500 by 172% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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%

i5-4310M 4664
+126%
FX-7500 2060

Core i5-4310M outperforms FX-7500 by 126% 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%

i5-4310M 9622
+75.5%
FX-7500 5482

Core i5-4310M outperforms FX-7500 by 76% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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%

i5-4310M 15.61
+49.4%
FX-7500 23.32

FX-7500 outperforms Core i5-4310M by 49% 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%

i5-4310M 4
+108%
FX-7500 2

Core i5-4310M outperforms FX-7500 by 108% 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%

i5-4310M 326
+113%
FX-7500 153

Core i5-4310M outperforms FX-7500 by 113% 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%

i5-4310M 129
+134%
FX-7500 55

Core i5-4310M outperforms FX-7500 by 134% 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%

i5-4310M 1.48
+128%
FX-7500 0.65

Core i5-4310M outperforms FX-7500 by 128% 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%

i5-4310M 2
+81.8%
FX-7500 1.1

Core i5-4310M outperforms FX-7500 by 82% 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%

i5-4310M 2578
+74.4%
FX-7500 1479

Core i5-4310M outperforms FX-7500 by 74% 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%

i5-4310M 105
+53.3%
FX-7500 69

Core i5-4310M outperforms FX-7500 by 53% 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%

i5-4310M 21
+48.9%
FX-7500 14

Core i5-4310M outperforms FX-7500 by 49% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-4310M 2939
+66.1%
FX-7500 1769

Core i5-4310M outperforms FX-7500 by 66% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-4310M 6227
+51.3%
FX-7500 4116

Core i5-4310M outperforms FX-7500 by 51% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-4310M 6628
+40.1%
FX-7500 4730

Core i5-4310M outperforms FX-7500 by 40% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.02 2.08
Integrated graphics card 1.83
Recency 19 January 2014 4 June 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 19 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i5-4310M and FX-7500. The differences in performance seem too small.


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