A10-7300 vs i7-2715QE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-2715QE
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
2.03
+84.5%
A10-7300
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
1.10

Core i7-2715QE outperforms A10-7300 by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2715QE and A10-7300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19202414
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Kaveri
Power efficiency4.275.48
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date3 January 2011 (13 years ago)4 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2715QE and A10-7300 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 speed2.1 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size216 mm2245 mm2
Number of transistors1,160 million2410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2715QE and A10-7300 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)no data
SocketIntel BGA1023FP3
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt19 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2715QE and A10-7300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x 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-+
HSA-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2715QE and A10-7300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2715QE and A10-7300 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 i7-2715QE and A10-7300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknown Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.598 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 3000AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2715QE and A10-7300 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-2715QE and A10-7300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2715QE and A10-7300.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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.

i7-2715QE 2.03
+84.5%
A10-7300 1.10

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.

i7-2715QE 3221
+84.9%
A10-7300 1742

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.03 1.10
Recency 3 January 2011 4 June 2014
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 19 Watt

i7-2715QE has a 84.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

A10-7300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 136.8% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-2715QE is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7300 in performance tests.


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