PRO A12-9800B vs i7-4700MQ

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-4700MQ
2013
4 cores / 8 threads, 47 Watt
3.37
+99.4%
PRO A12-9800B
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.69

Core i7-4700MQ outperforms PRO A12-9800B by an impressive 99% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4700MQ and PRO A12-9800B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15722059
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency6.7910.66
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date27 May 2013 (11 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$288no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-4700MQ and PRO A12-9800B 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 speed2.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die size177 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4700MQ and PRO A12-9800B 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCPGA946FP4
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4700MQ and PRO A12-9800B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-4700MQ and PRO A12-9800B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4700MQ and PRO A12-9800B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4700MQ and PRO A12-9800B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4600AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4700MQ and PRO A12-9800B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4700MQ and PRO A12-9800B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA2880x1800@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4700MQ and PRO A12-9800B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.3no data
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4700MQ and PRO A12-9800B.

PCIe version33.0
PCI Express lanes168

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.

i7-4700MQ 3.37
+99.4%
PRO A12-9800B 1.69

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.

i7-4700MQ 5359
+99.1%
PRO A12-9800B 2691

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.

i7-4700MQ 1016
+88.8%
PRO A12-9800B 538

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.

i7-4700MQ 3055
+164%
PRO A12-9800B 1156

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.

i7-4700MQ 4934
+90.3%
PRO A12-9800B 2593

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.

i7-4700MQ 19019
+170%
PRO A12-9800B 7056

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.

i7-4700MQ 6872
+112%
PRO A12-9800B 3249

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.

i7-4700MQ 8.37
+64.9%
PRO A12-9800B 13.8

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.

i7-4700MQ 7
+166%
PRO A12-9800B 3

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-4700MQ 631
+180%
PRO A12-9800B 225

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.

i7-4700MQ 132
+76%
PRO A12-9800B 75

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.

i7-4700MQ 1.51
+71.6%
PRO A12-9800B 0.88

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.

i7-4700MQ 3.7
+106%
PRO A12-9800B 1.8

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.

i7-4700MQ 4266
+208%
PRO A12-9800B 1383

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.  

i7-4700MQ 39
+135%
PRO A12-9800B 17

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.  

i7-4700MQ 148
+92.2%
PRO A12-9800B 77

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

i7-4700MQ 12014
+126%
PRO A12-9800B 5326

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

i7-4700MQ 3234
+59.2%
PRO A12-9800B 2031

Geekbench 2

i7-4700MQ 10614
+86%
PRO A12-9800B 5705

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.37 1.69
Recency 27 May 2013 1 June 2016
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 15 Watt

i7-4700MQ has a 99.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

PRO A12-9800B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 213.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-4700MQ is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A12-9800B in performance tests.


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