AMD A4-4000 vs Intel Core i3-4005U

AMD A4-4000
AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
3000 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jun 2013
AMD A4-4000
Intel Core i3-4005U
Intel BGA1168MOBILE
1700 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2013
Intel Core i3-4005U

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD A4-4000
    100%
  • Intel Core i3-4005U
    120%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD A4-4000
    100%
  • Intel Core i3-4005U
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD A4-4000
    100%
  • Intel Core i3-4005U
    142%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD A4-4000

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-4005U

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 42% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
50 watts lower power draw.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


Intel Core i3-4005U

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-4005U

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

AMD A4-4000Intel Core i3-4005U
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI

Architecture

AMD A4-4000Intel Core i3-4005U
ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsMobile
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameRichlandvsHaswell
Release DateJun 2013vsSep 2013

Cores

AMD A4-4000Intel Core i3-4005U
Cores2vs2
Threads2vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 7480DvsIntel HD 4400

Cache

AMD A4-4000Intel Core i3-4005U
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache0 KBvs3072 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD A4-4000Intel Core i3-4005U
SocketAMD Socket FM2vsIntel BGA1168
Max Case Temp70°Cvsunknown
PackageuPGAvsFC-BGA1168
Die Size246mm²vs118mm²
Process32 nmvs22 nm

Performance

AMD A4-4000Intel Core i3-4005U
Cpu Frequency3000 MHzvs1700 MHz
Turbo Clock3200 MHzvsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltage1.475 Vvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs15 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A4-4000
    1952 points
  • Intel Core i3-4005U
    1904 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A4-4000
    3001 points
  • Intel Core i3-4005U
    4569 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD A4-4000
    2414
  • Intel Core i3-4005U
    3239

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD A4-4000
    1582
  • Intel Core i3-4005U
    1567

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD A4-4000 (simulated)
    68.68
  • Intel Core i3-4005U
    68

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD A4-4000 (simulated)
    114.62
  • Intel Core i3-4005U
    172

points - higher is better