AMD A4-5000 vs Intel Core i7-4578U

Let's find out which one of AMD A4-5000 and Intel Core i7-4578U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD A4-5000 Intel Core i7-4578U
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  AMD A Intel Core i7
• Generation
  4 4
• CPU group
  AMD A4-5000 Intel Core i 4000U

In this block we are going to compare AMD A4-5000 vs Intel Core i7-4578U by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  1.50 GHz 3.00 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo 3.50 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A4-5000 and Intel Core i7-4578U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon HD 8330 Intel Iris Graphics 5100
• GPU frequency
  0.50 GHz 0.20 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.20 GHz
• Execution units
  2 40
• Shader
  128 320
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 2 GB
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Generation
  5 7.5
• DirectX Version
  11.1 11.1
• Technology
  28 nm 22 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2013 Q2/2013

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A4-5000 and Intel Core i7-4578U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode

To choose the best model between AMD A4-5000 and Intel Core i7-4578U you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMLPDDR3-1333LPDDR3-1600
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  2.0
• PCIe lanes
  12

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A4-5000 and Intel Core i7-4578U.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A4-5000 or Intel Core i7-4578U? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W 28 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A4-5000 and Intel Core i7-4578U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L3-Cache
  2.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Kabini (Jaguar) Haswell U
• Technology
  28 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  N/A BGA 1168
• Release date
  Q3/2013 Q3/2014

List of devices based on AMD A4-5000 and Intel Core i7-4578U.

• Used in
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