AMD A6-7480 vs Intel Core i3-4360

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and Intel Core i3-4360 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, 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).

AMD A6-7480

Intel Core i3-4360

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

Around 102603% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 3.7 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3800 MHz vs 3.7 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4360

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2091 vs 1562
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3638 vs 1837

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2091 vs 1562
PassMark - CPU mark	3638 vs 1837

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4360

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1562

2091

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1837

3638

Name	AMD A6-7480	Intel Core i3-4360
PassMark - Single thread mark	1562	2091
PassMark - CPU mark	1837	3638
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 A6-7480	Intel Core i3-4360
Essentials
Architecture codename	Excavator	Haswell
Place in performance rating	1665	1674
Processor Number	A6-7480	i3-4360
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		May 2014
Launch price (MSRP)		$352
Price now		$279.95
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		5.75
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz	3.70 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz	350 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Device ID		0x412
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	54 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)