AMD A10-9700E vs Intel Core i3-4360

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-9700E and Intel Core i3-4360 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, 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).

AMD A10-9700E

Intel Core i3-4360

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-9700E

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 25% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 72°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 54 Watt

Launch date	5 September 2016 vs May 2014
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 72°C
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 54 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4360

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2090 vs 1501
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3641 vs 3229

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2090 vs 1501
PassMark - CPU mark	3641 vs 3229

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-9700E
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4360

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1501

2090

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3229

3641

Name	AMD A10-9700E	Intel Core i3-4360
PassMark - Single thread mark	1501	2090
PassMark - CPU mark	3229	3641
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		831
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.671
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		49.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		23.783
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1128
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3579
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1128
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3579

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-9700E	Intel Core i3-4360
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Haswell
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	5 September 2016	May 2014
OPN PIB	AD9700AHABBOX
OPN Tray	AD9700AHM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1689	1674
Price now	$69.99	$279.95
Series	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Value for money (0-100)	19.72	5.75
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$352
Processor Number		i3-4360
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.70 GHz
Compute Cores	10
Die size	246 mm	177 mm
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	90°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Transistor count	1178 million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	3	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	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	847 MHz	1.15 GHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	Radeon R7 Series	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 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	DirectX® 12	11.1/12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	54 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	16
PCI Express revision	3.0 x8	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
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™)
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® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)