AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i3-4330T

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-7890K and Intel Core i3-4330T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A10-7890K

Intel Core i3-4330T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7890K

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 43% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 66.4 C
2x 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
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3533 vs 3115

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2016 vs September 2013
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C vs 66.4 C
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3533 vs 3115

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4330T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1726 vs 1576

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1726 vs 1576

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-7890K
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4330T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1576

1726

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3533

3115

Name	AMD A10-7890K	Intel Core i3-4330T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1576	1726
PassMark - CPU mark	3533	3115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	20.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	335.352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	31.466
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	106.183
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3188
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3188
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3375
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6352

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-7890K	Intel Core i3-4330T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Haswell
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	January 2016	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$150
OPN PIB	AD789KXDJCHBX
Place in performance rating	909	904
Price now	$199.99
Series	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Value for money (0-100)	8.46
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i3-4330T
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.1 GHz	3.00 GHz
Compute Cores	12
Die size	246 mm	177 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	66.4 C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Transistor count	1178 million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	866 MHz	1.15 GHz
iGPU core count	512
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.1/12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	Wraith cooler	PCG 2013A
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)