i7-720QM vs A4-4300M

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Aggregate performance score

A4-4300M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.63
Core i7-720QM
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
1.04
+65.1%

Core i7-720QM outperforms A4-4300M by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-4300M and Core i7-720QM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27822442
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i7
Power efficiency1.692.18
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Clarksfield (2009−2010)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)23 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$546

Detailed specifications

A4-4300M and Core i7-720QM 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)
Threads28
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cache96 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2296 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,303 million774 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-4300M and Core i7-720QM 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFS1r2FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-4300M and Core i7-720QM. 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, FMAIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

A4-4300M and Core i7-720QM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-4300M and Core i7-720QM 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 A4-4300M and Core i7-720QM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7420G (480 - 655 MHz)None

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-4300M and Core i7-720QM.

PCIe versionno data2
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.

A4-4300M 0.63
i7-720QM 1.04
+65.1%

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.

A4-4300M 1005
i7-720QM 1659
+65.1%

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.

A4-4300M 296
i7-720QM 304
+2.7%

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.

A4-4300M 392
i7-720QM 846
+116%

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.

A4-4300M 1997
i7-720QM 2995
+50%

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.

A4-4300M 3144
i7-720QM 8357
+166%

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.

A4-4300M 1684
i7-720QM 3100
+84.1%

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.

A4-4300M 50.4
i7-720QM 16.64
+203%

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.

A4-4300M 1
i7-720QM 3
+181%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.63 1.04
Recency 15 May 2012 23 September 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

A4-4300M has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

i7-720QM, on the other hand, has a 65.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i7-720QM is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-4300M in performance tests.


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