A4-5150M vs i7-4860EQ

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4860EQ and A4-5150M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1537	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	6.98	no data
Architecture codename	Crystalwell (2013−2014)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	20 February 2014 (10 years ago)	12 March 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-4860EQ 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	264 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4860EQ 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	Intel BGA1364	FS1r2
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4860EQ and A4-5150M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	32 nm, 0.925-
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-

Security technologies

Core i7-4860EQ and A4-5150M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4860EQ and A4-5150M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4860EQ and A4-5150M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD 5200

AMD Radeon HD 8350G

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 February 2014	12 March 2013
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	35 Watt

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