AMD A6-8500P vs Intel Core i5-3610ME

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-8500P 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, 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).

AMD A6-8500P

Intel Core i5-3610ME

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-8500P

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2x 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

Launch date	3 June 2015 vs June 2012
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3610ME

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3 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 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1579 vs 1253
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2666 vs 1445

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1579 vs 1253
PassMark - CPU mark	2666 vs 1445

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-8500P
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3610ME

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1253

1579

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1445

2666

Name	AMD A6-8500P	Intel Core i5-3610ME
PassMark - Single thread mark	1253	1579
PassMark - CPU mark	1445	2666
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 A6-8500P	Intel Core i5-3610ME
Essentials
Architecture codename	Carrizo	Ivy Bridge
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 June 2015	June 2012
OPN Tray	AM850PAAY23KA
Place in performance rating	1906	1919
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i5-3610ME
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.6 GHz	2.70 GHz
Compute Cores	6
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	3100 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	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	950 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 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)	15 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	3.0	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
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
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)