AMD A8-5600K vs Intel Core i7-5500U

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket FM2 Intel BGA 1168
Process size 32 nm 14 nm
Transistors 1,178 million unknown
Die size 246 mm² unknown
Package µPGA FC-BGA1168
tCaseMax 74°C 105°C
Foundry Intel

Performance

Frequency 3.6 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.9 GHz up to 3 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 36.0x 24.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
Voltage 1.475 V
TDP 100 W 15 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Mobile
Production status unknown Active
Release date Oct 2nd, 2012 Mar 1st, 2015
Codename Trinity Broadwell-U
Generation A8 Core i7
Part AD560KWOA44HJAD560KWOHJBOX unknown
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3
ECC memory No No

Cores

Total Cores 4 2
Total Threads 4 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Radeon HD 7560D Intel HD 5500

Cache

Cache L1 128K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 1MB (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 4MB (shared)

Notes

Notes This processor comes with an unlocked base clock multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking. Intel HD frequency: 300-950MHz

Features & Technologies

3DNow! Yes
64-bit Yes
ADX Yes
AMD-V Yes
AMD64 Yes
CnQ Yes
EIST Yes
HTT Yes
MMX Yes Yes
NX bit Yes
PREFETCHW Yes
RDSEED Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.1 Yes
SSE4.2 Yes
SSE4A Yes
SSSE3 Yes
Smart Cache Yes
VT-x Yes
XD bit Yes

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