AMD A10-4600M vs Intel Core i3-560

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-4600M and Intel Core i3-560 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A10-4600M

Intel Core i3-560

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-4600M

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1939 vs 1627
5.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.171 vs 0.611

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 May 2012 vs August 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1939 vs 1627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.171 vs 0.611

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-560

Around 4% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1352 vs 1079
Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 542 vs 354
Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1200 vs 912
4.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 32.532 vs 7.18
Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.174 vs 0.162

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1352 vs 1079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	542 vs 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1200 vs 912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	32.532 vs 7.18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.174 vs 0.162

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-4600M
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-560

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1079

1352

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1939

1627

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

354

542

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

912

1200

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.171

0.611

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.18

32.532

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.162

0.174

Name	AMD A10-4600M	Intel Core i3-560
PassMark - Single thread mark	1079	1352
PassMark - CPU mark	1939	1627
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	354	542
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	912	1200
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.171	0.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.18	32.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.162	0.174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	13.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.896
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3279
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3279

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-4600M	Intel Core i3-560
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Clarkdale
Launch date	15 May 2012	August 2010
Place in performance rating	2052	2723
Series	AMD A-Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$190
Price now		$29.98
Processor Number		i3-560
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		28.90
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1303 Million	382 million
Base frequency		3.33 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		72.6°C
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.38 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FS1r2	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)