AMD A8-4555M vs Intel Core i3-2332M
Comparative analysis of AMD A8-4555M and Intel Core i3-2332M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD A8-4555M
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 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
- Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 84% lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 35 Watt
Launch date | 1 October 2012 vs September 2011 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz |
L1 cache | 192 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 4096 KB vs 256 KB (per core) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 19 Watt vs 35 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2332M
- Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 936 vs 789
- Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1353 vs 1331
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 936 vs 789 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1353 vs 1331 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A8-4555M
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2332M
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD A8-4555M | Intel Core i3-2332M |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 789 | 936 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1331 | 1353 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 247 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 662 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.238 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 143.398 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.376 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 9.184 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 34.439 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD A8-4555M | Intel Core i3-2332M | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Trinity | Sandy Bridge |
Launch date | 1 October 2012 | September 2011 |
Place in performance rating | 2373 | 2363 |
Series | AMD A-Series | |
Vertical segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 246 mm | 149 mm |
L1 cache | 192 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 4096 KB | 256 KB (per core) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 100 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Transistor count | 1303 Million | 624 million |
L3 cache | 3072 KB (shared) | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FP2 | G2 (988B) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 19 Watt | 35 Watt |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 |