Pro A12-8800B vs Core i7-4700HQ

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Aggregated performance score

Core i7-4700HQ
2013
4 cores / 8 threads, 47 Watt
3.65
+119%

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by a whopping 119% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4700HQ and Pro A12-8800B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking14071954
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Carrizo
Architecture codenameCrystalwell (2013−2014)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date27 May 2013 (10 years ago)3 June 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378no data
Current price$877 (2.3x MSRP)no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-4700HQ and Pro A12-8800B 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die size264 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4700HQ and Pro A12-8800B 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
SocketFCBGA1364FP4
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt12-35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4700HQ and Pro A12-8800B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2HSA 1.0
AES-NI+1
FMAno dataFMA4
AVX+AVX
FreeSyncno data1
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data+
PowerNowno data+
PowerGatingno data+
Out-of-band client managementno data+
VirusProtectno data+
RAIDno data+
HSAno data+
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
FDI+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-4700HQ and Pro A12-8800B 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 i7-4700HQ and Pro A12-8800B 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 i7-4700HQ and Pro A12-8800B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3/DDR3L-2133
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
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4600AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
Number of pipelinesno data512
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 frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4700HQ and Pro A12-8800B integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4700HQ and Pro A12-8800B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA2880x1800@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4700HQ and Pro A12-8800B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4700HQ and Pro A12-8800B.

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.

i7-4700HQ 3.65
+119%
Pro A12-8800B 1.67

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by 119% 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%

i7-4700HQ 5650
+119%
Pro A12-8800B 2580

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by 119% 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%

i7-4700HQ 983
+88.3%
Pro A12-8800B 522

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by 88% 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%

i7-4700HQ 3063
+168%
Pro A12-8800B 1143

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by 168% 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%

i7-4700HQ 4895
+119%
Pro A12-8800B 2236

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by 119% 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%

i7-4700HQ 18609
+199%
Pro A12-8800B 6220

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by 199% 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%

i7-4700HQ 6759
+144%
Pro A12-8800B 2769

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by 144% 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%

i7-4700HQ 8.09
+104%
Pro A12-8800B 16.49

Pro A12-8800B outperforms Core i7-4700HQ by 104% 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%

i7-4700HQ 7
+175%
Pro A12-8800B 3

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by 175% 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%

i7-4700HQ 637
+209%
Pro A12-8800B 206

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by 209% 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%

i7-4700HQ 132
+83.3%
Pro A12-8800B 72

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by 83% 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%

i7-4700HQ 1.5
+64.8%
Pro A12-8800B 0.91

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by 65% 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%

i7-4700HQ 3.8
+142%
Pro A12-8800B 1.6

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by 142% 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%

i7-4700HQ 4325
+224%
Pro A12-8800B 1336

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by 224% 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%

i7-4700HQ 141
+85.9%
Pro A12-8800B 76

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by 86% 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%

i7-4700HQ 34
+115%
Pro A12-8800B 16

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by 115% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i7-4700HQ 3156
+60.3%
Pro A12-8800B 1969

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by 60% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i7-4700HQ 11900
+154%
Pro A12-8800B 4691

Core i7-4700HQ outperforms Pro A12-8800B by 154% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.65 1.67
Integrated graphics card 1.83
Recency 27 May 2013 3 June 2015
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 12 Watt

The Core i7-4700HQ is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A12-8800B in performance tests.


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