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    AMD A4-6300 vs Intel Core i3-3217U

    AMD A4-6300
    AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
    3700 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jun 2013
    AMD A4-6300
    Intel Core i3-3217U
    Intel BGA1023MOBILE
    1800 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jun 2012
    Intel Core i3-3217U

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD A4-6300
      112%
    • Intel Core i3-3217U
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD A4-6300
      131%
    • Intel Core i3-3217U
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD A4-6300
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-3217U
      107%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD A4-6300

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 31% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-3217U

    7% higher multi threaded performance.
    48 watts lower power draw.
    No winner

    Gaming

    No clear winner declared

    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD A4-6300Intel Core i3-3217U
    MMX
    3DNow!
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    EIST
    Intel 64
    Hyper-Threading
    XD bit
    VT-x

    Architecture

    AMD A4-6300Intel Core i3-3217U
    ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_IvyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsMobile
    Memory SupportDDR3vsunknown
    CodenameRichlandvsIvy Bridge
    Release DateJun 2013vsJun 2012

    Cores

    AMD A4-6300Intel Core i3-3217U
    Cores2vs2
    Threads2vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 8370DvsIntel HD 4000

    Cache

    AMD A4-6300Intel Core i3-3217U
    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 A4-6300Intel Core i3-3217U
    SocketAMD Socket FM2vsIntel BGA1023
    Max Case Temp70°Cvsunknown
    PackageuPGAvsFC-BGA12F
    Die Size246mm²vs118mm²
    Process32 nmvs22 nm

    Performance

    AMD A4-6300Intel Core i3-3217U
    Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs1800 MHz
    Turbo Clock3900 MHzvsnone
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltage1.475 Vvsunknown
    TDP65 Wvs17 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A4-6300
      2379 points
    • Intel Core i3-3217U
      1854 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A4-6300
      3701 points
    • Intel Core i3-3217U
      4449 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD A4-6300 (simulated)
      83.71
    • Intel Core i3-3217U
      63.5

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD A4-6300 (simulated)
      141.36
    • Intel Core i3-3217U
      152

    points - higher is better

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