AMD A4-7210 vs Intel Core i5-3610ME

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-7210 and Intel Core i5-3610ME 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, 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), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-7210

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date 7 May 2015 vs June 2012
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3610ME

  • Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • 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 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1579 vs 725
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2666 vs 1656
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1579 vs 725
PassMark - CPU mark 2666 vs 1656

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-7210
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3610ME

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
725
1579
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1656
2666
Name AMD A4-7210 Intel Core i5-3610ME
PassMark - Single thread mark 725 1579
PassMark - CPU mark 1656 2666
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 243
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 720
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 653
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1417
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3899
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 653
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1417
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 152.052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.782
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.256

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-7210 Intel Core i5-3610ME

Essentials

Architecture codename Carrizo-L Ivy Bridge
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 7 May 2015 June 2012
OPN Tray AM7210ITJ44JB
Place in performance rating 1950 1994
Series AMD A4-Series APU for AIOs Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment All-in-One Embedded
Processor Number i5-3610ME
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.8 GHz 2.70 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 105°C
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 930 Million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 118 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3L DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 686 MHz 950 MHz
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R3 Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video 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

Sockets supported FP4 FCPGA988, FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mmx 37.5mm PGA

Peripherals

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

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
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™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Security & Reliability

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