AMD A8-6410 vs Intel Core i3-4340

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6410 and Intel Core i3-4340 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. 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 A8-6410

Intel Core i3-4340

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6410

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 66.8°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 54 Watt

Launch date	1 June 2014 vs September 2013
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 66.8°C
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 54 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4340

Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1979 vs 780
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3460 vs 1770
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 874 vs 252
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1891 vs 749

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1979 vs 780
PassMark - CPU mark	3460 vs 1770
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	874 vs 252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1891 vs 749

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6410
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4340

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

780

1979

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1770

3460

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

252

874

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

749

1891

Name	AMD A8-6410	Intel Core i3-4340
PassMark - Single thread mark	780	1979
PassMark - CPU mark	1770	3460
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	252	874
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	749	1891
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.331
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.59
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	685
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1097
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3853
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	685
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1097
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3853

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-6410	Intel Core i3-4340
Essentials
Architecture codename	Beema	Haswell
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	1 June 2014	September 2013
OPN Tray	AM6410ITJ44JB
Place in performance rating	2478	1716
Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Laptops	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$210
Price now		$168.99
Processor Number		i3-4340
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.13
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2 GHz	3.60 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	66.8°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	930 Million	1400 million
Unlocked
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
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3L	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	847 MHz	1.15 GHz
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.1/12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT3b	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	54 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	Up to 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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)
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
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)