A10 Pro-7350B vs i5-7442EQ
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-7442EQ outperforms A10 Pro-7350B by a whopping 151% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-7442EQ and A10 Pro-7350B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1639 | 2345 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.52 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | AMD Kaveri |
| Power efficiency | 11.45 | 6.00 |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) | Kaveri (2014−2015) |
| Release date | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 4 June 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $250 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-7442EQ and A10 Pro-7350B 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 21 | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 4096 KB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 245 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2410 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-7442EQ and A10 Pro-7350B 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | no data | FP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 19 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-7442EQ and A10 Pro-7350B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | - | + |
| TrueAudio | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| Out-of-band client management | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| RAID | - | + |
| HSA | - | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i5-7442EQ and A10 Pro-7350B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-7442EQ and A10 Pro-7350B are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-7442EQ and A10 Pro-7350B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1600 | DDR3-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.134 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 6 |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | no data | 384 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-7442EQ and A10 Pro-7350B integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-7442EQ and A10 Pro-7350B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-7442EQ and A10 Pro-7350B.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.04 | 1.21 |
| Recency | 3 January 2017 | 4 June 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 19 Watt |
i5-7442EQ has a 151.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
A10 Pro-7350B, on the other hand, has 31.6% lower power consumption.
The Core i5-7442EQ is our recommended choice as it beats the A10 Pro-7350B in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-7442EQ and A10 Pro-7350B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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