A4-5150M vs i7-2657M

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2657M and A4-5150M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2461not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD A-Series
Power efficiency5.52no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date3 January 2011 (13 years ago)12 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$317no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2657M and A4-5150M 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier16no data
L1 cache128 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size149 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors624 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2657M and A4-5150M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1023FS1r2
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2657M and A4-5150M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX32 nm, 0.925-
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2657M and A4-5150M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2657M and A4-5150M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2657M and A4-5150M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size8.01 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 3000AMD Radeon HD 8350G
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2657M and A4-5150M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2657M and A4-5150M.

PCIe version2.0no data
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.



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.

i7-2657M 3491
+42.7%
A4-5150M 2446

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.

i7-2657M 6229
+73.6%
A4-5150M 3589

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.

i7-2657M 2546
+35.4%
A4-5150M 1881

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.

i7-2657M 2
+61.9%
A4-5150M 1

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.66 0.79
Recency 3 January 2011 12 March 2013
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 35 Watt

i7-2657M has 100% more threads, and 105.9% lower power consumption.

A4-5150M, on the other hand, has 19.7% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 2 years.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-2657M and A4-5150M. We've got no test results to judge.


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