AMD A6 Pro-7050B vs Intel Core i3-2310E

Comparative analysis of AMD A6 Pro-7050B and Intel Core i3-2310E 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6 Pro-7050B

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 43% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 866 vs 733
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 June 2014 vs February 2011
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache 1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 866 vs 733

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2310E

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1845 vs 1010
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1845 vs 1010

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6 Pro-7050B
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2310E

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
866
733
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1010
1845
Name AMD A6 Pro-7050B Intel Core i3-2310E
PassMark - Single thread mark 866 733
PassMark - CPU mark 1010 1845

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6 Pro-7050B Intel Core i3-2310E

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaveri Sandy Bridge
Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date 4 June 2014 February 2011
OPN Tray AM705BECH23JA
Place in performance rating 2450 2597
Series AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Laptops 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
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 2.10 GHz
Compute Cores 5
Die size 245 mm 149 mm
L2 cache 1 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of GPU cores 3
Number of threads 2 4
Transistor count 2410 Million 624 million
Unlocked
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 100C (BGA)

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 / DDR3L-1600 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16.6 GB

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 533 MHz 1.05 GHz
iGPU core count 192
Number of pipelines 192
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R4 Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD 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 2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP3 FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
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)
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
RAID
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® 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)