AMD A10-9600P vs Intel Core i5-3437U

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-9600P and Intel Core i5-3437U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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 - 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-9600P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 17 Watt
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2352 vs 2181
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 5281 vs 2458
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 5281 vs 2458
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 2016 vs 1 January 2013
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2352 vs 2181
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5281 vs 2458
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5281 vs 2458

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3437U

  • Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 90°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1345 vs 1156
  • Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 487 vs 357
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1081 vs 1003
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 105 °C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1345 vs 1156
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 487 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1081 vs 1003

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-9600P
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3437U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1156
1345
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2352
2181
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
357
487
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1003
1081
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
5281
2458
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
5281
2458
Name AMD A10-9600P Intel Core i5-3437U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1156 1345
PassMark - CPU mark 2352 2181
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 357 487
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1003 1081
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.935
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5.264
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.767
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 51.119
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1657
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5281 2458
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1657
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5281 2458

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A10-9600P Intel Core i5-3437U

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Ivy Bridge
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 1 June 2016 1 January 2013
OPN Tray AM960PADY44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1671 2015
Series AMD A10-Series APU for Laptops Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment Laptop Mobile
Processor Number i5-3437U
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 1.90 GHz
Die size 250 mm 118 mm
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 105 °C
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz 2.90 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 3100 Million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache 128 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 720 MHz 1.2 GHz
iGPU core count 6
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x166
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
CRT
eDP
Number of displays supported 3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 12-15 Watt
Sockets supported FP4 FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 17 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1023)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)