Core i5-4200M vs FX-7600P

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Aggregated performance score

FX-7600P
2014
4 cores / 4 threads
1.70
Core i5-4200M
2013
2 cores / 4 threads
1.84
+8.2%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 8% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing FX-7600P and Core i5-4200M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19261873
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD KaveriIntel Core i5
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date4 June 2014 (9 years old)4 June 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225
Current priceno data$337 (1.5x MSRP)

Technical specs

FX-7600P and Core i5-4200M 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 speed2.7 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus supportBGA (FP3)no data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Die size245 mm2130 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors2410 Million960 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on FX-7600P and Core i5-4200M 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
SocketFP3FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-7600P and Core i5-4200M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-2133 ControllerIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
FRTC1no data
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio+no data
PowerNow+no data
PowerGating+no data
Out-of-band client management+no data
VirusProtect+no data
HSA1no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

FX-7600P and Core i5-4200M 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 FX-7600P and Core i5-4200M are enumerated here.

AMD-V1+
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-7600P and Core i5-4200M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 4600
iGPU core count8no data
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-7600P and Core i5-4200M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by FX-7600P and Core i5-4200M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-7600P and Core i5-4200M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1211.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3
Vulkan1no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-7600P and Core i5-4200M.

PCIe version3.03
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.

FX-7600P 1.70
i5-4200M 1.84
+8.2%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 8% 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%

FX-7600P 2611
i5-4200M 2815
+7.8%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 8% 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%

FX-7600P 410
i5-4200M 857
+109%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 109% 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%

FX-7600P 1159
i5-4200M 1690
+45.8%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 46% 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%

FX-7600P 2555
i5-4200M 4485
+75.5%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 76% 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%

FX-7600P 7418
i5-4200M 9962
+34.3%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 34% 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%

FX-7600P 3569
i5-4200M 3883
+8.8%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 9% 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%

FX-7600P 16.4
+5.5%
i5-4200M 17.3

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 5% 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%

FX-7600P 2
i5-4200M 3
+31.7%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 32% 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%

FX-7600P 228
i5-4200M 297
+30.3%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 30% 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%

FX-7600P 75
i5-4200M 118
+57.3%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 57% 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%

FX-7600P 0.85
i5-4200M 1.35
+58.8%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 59% 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%

FX-7600P 1.8
i5-4200M 1.8
+2.9%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 3% 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%

FX-7600P 1500
i5-4200M 3051
+103%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 103% 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%

FX-7600P 82
i5-4200M 95
+16%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 16% 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%

FX-7600P 18
i5-4200M 19
+7%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 7% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

FX-7600P 1893
i5-4200M 2722
+43.8%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 44% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

FX-7600P 5308
i5-4200M 5708
+7.5%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 8% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

FX-7600P 4961
i5-4200M 6118
+23.3%

Core i5-4200M outperforms FX-7600P by 23% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.70 1.84
Integrated graphics card 1.83
Recency 4 June 2014 4 June 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 37 Watt

We couldn't decide between FX-7600P and Core i5-4200M. The differences in performance seem too small.


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