AMD A4 PRO-3340B vs Intel Core i3-2332M

Comparative analysis of AMD A4 PRO-3340B and Intel Core i3-2332M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4 PRO-3340B

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1645 vs 1353
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1645 vs 1353

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2332M

  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 936 vs 676
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 936 vs 676

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4 PRO-3340B
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2332M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
676
936
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1645
1353
Name AMD A4 PRO-3340B Intel Core i3-2332M
PassMark - Single thread mark 676 936
PassMark - CPU mark 1645 1353
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1020
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2763

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4 PRO-3340B Intel Core i3-2332M

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AM334BIAJ44HM
Place in performance rating 2309 2364
Series AMD PRO A-Series A4 APU for Laptops
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Architecture codename Sandy Bridge
Launch date September 2011

Performance

Base frequency 2.2 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 2
Number of threads 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 149 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz
Transistor count 624 million

Memory

Max memory channels 1
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 400 MHz
iGPU core count 128
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8240 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported FT3 G2 (988B)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0