AMD A6-4455M vs Intel Core i3-2310E

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-4455M and Intel Core i3-2310E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A6-4455M

Intel Core i3-2310E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-4455M

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 24% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 786 vs 733

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 May 2012 vs February 2011
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	786 vs 733

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2310E

Around 39% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1845 vs 793

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 92 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1845 vs 793

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-4455M
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2310E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

786

733

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

793

1845

Name	AMD A6-4455M	Intel Core i3-2310E
PassMark - Single thread mark	786	733
PassMark - CPU mark	793	1845
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	269
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	390
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	0.881
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1573
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3085
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1573
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3085

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-4455M	Intel Core i3-2310E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	15 May 2012	February 2011
Place in performance rating	2459	2605
Series	AMD A-Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Price now		$225
Processor Number		i3-2310E
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.72
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	149 mm
L1 cache	92 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	1303 Million	624 million
Base frequency		2.10 GHz
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		100C (BGA)
Number of threads		4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP2	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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® 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)
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.6 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)