A8-8600P vs Core i5-7300U Full Specifications

A8-8600P vs Core i5-7300U Specifications

The AMD A8-8600P is a Laptop processor with 4 cores, launched in 2015. It is part of the A8 lineup, using the Excavator+ architecture with Socket FP4. The core-count is effectively doubled, to 4 threads. AMD is building the A8-8600P on a 28 nm production process. AMD's processor supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel interface.

The Intel Core i5-7300U is a Laptop processor with 2 cores, launched in 2016. It is part of the Core i5 lineup, using the Kaby Lake U architecture with Socket LGA1356. The core-count is effectively doubled, to 4 threads. Core i5-7300U has 3.00MB of L3 cache and operates at 2.6 GHz by default, but can boost up to 3.5 GHz, depending on the workload. Intel is building the Core i5-7300U on a 14 nm production process. Intel's processor supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel interface.

A8-8600P vs Core i5-7300U General

	A8-8600P	Core i5-7300U
Series	AMD Carrizo	Intel Core i5
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Achitecture codename	Carrizo	Kaby Lake
Release date	3 June 2015	3 January 2017
Place in performance rating	1127	803
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm

A8-8600P vs Core i5-7300U Compatibility

	A8-8600P	Core i5-7300U
Power consumption (TDP)	12-35 Watt	15 Watt
PCIe revision	3.0	3.0
PowerGating	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
Socket	FP4	FCBGA1356

A8-8600P vs Core i5-7300U Benchmarks

	A8-8600P	Core i5-7300U
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.5 GHz

A8-8600P vs Core i5-7300U Memory Specifications

	A8-8600P	Core i5-7300U
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600

A8-8600P vs Core i5-7300U Technical Specs

	A8-8600P	Core i5-7300U
64 bit support	+	+
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	3100 Million	-

A8-8600P vs Core i5-7300U Integrated Graphics

	A8-8600P	Core i5-7300U
DirectX	DirectX® 12	12
DisplayPort	+	+
DualGraphics	+	-
Enduro	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
HDMI	+	+
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 620 (300 - 1100 MHz)
Switchable graphics	+	-
iGPU core count	6	-

A8-8600P vs Core i5-7300U Security Technologies

	A8-8600P	Core i5-7300U
VirusProtect	+	-

A8-8600P vs Core i5-7300U Technologies and Extensions

	A8-8600P	Core i5-7300U
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	AVX	+
FMA	FMA4	-
FRTC	+	-

A8-8600P vs Core i5-7300U Virtualization Technologies

	A8-8600P	Core i5-7300U
AMD-V	+	+

A8-8600P vs Core i5-7300U Other

	A8-8600P	Core i5-7300U
Out-of-band client management	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
Vulkan	+	-

A8-8600P vs Core i5-7300U []

	A8-8600P	Core i5-7300U
HSA	+	-
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

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