AMD A10-4657M vs Intel Core i3-2332M

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-4657M and Intel Core i3-2332M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD A10-4657M

Intel Core i3-2332M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-4657M

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1759 vs 1353

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 April 2013 vs September 2011
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	940 vs 936
PassMark - CPU mark	1759 vs 1353

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-4657M
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2332M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

940

936

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1759

1353

Name	AMD A10-4657M	Intel Core i3-2332M
PassMark - Single thread mark	940	936
PassMark - CPU mark	1759	1353

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-4657M	Intel Core i3-2332M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	1 April 2013	September 2011
Place in performance rating	2328	2361
Series	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	149 mm
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1303 Million	624 million
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA	G2 (988B)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3