AMD A6-7310 vs Intel Core i3-2332M

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7310 and Intel Core i3-2332M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 A6-7310

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • 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
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1724 vs 1353
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 May 2015 vs September 2011
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1724 vs 1353

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2332M

  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 936 vs 775
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 936 vs 775

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7310
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2332M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
775
936
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1724
1353
Name AMD A6-7310 Intel Core i3-2332M
PassMark - Single thread mark 775 936
PassMark - CPU mark 1724 1353
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 247
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3.068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.128
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.012
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 21.75
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 671
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 750
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4016
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 671
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 750
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4016

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-7310 Intel Core i3-2332M

Essentials

Architecture codename Carrizo-L Sandy Bridge
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 7 May 2015 September 2011
OPN Tray AM7310JBY44JB
Place in performance rating 2338 2361
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 930 Million 624 million
Unlocked
Die size 149 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)

Memory

Max memory channels 1
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3L DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP4, FT3b G2 (988B)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0

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
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0