AMD A8-7050 vs Intel Core i7-3610QE

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7050 and Intel Core i7-3610QE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7050

  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • 15.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 217.952 vs 14.353
  • Around 75% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.619 vs 0.353
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 217.952 vs 14.353
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.619 vs 0.353

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3610QE

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.974 vs 6.049
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.974 vs 6.049

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7050
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3610QE

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.049
6.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
217.952
14.353
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.619
0.353
Name AMD A8-7050 Intel Core i7-3610QE
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.049 6.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 217.952 14.353
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.619 0.353
PassMark - Single thread mark 1582
PassMark - CPU mark 5026
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3169
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 10245
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.308
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.16

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8-7050 Intel Core i7-3610QE

Essentials

Architecture codename Bald Eagle Ivy Bridge
Launch date Q3'14 April 2012
Place in performance rating 1699 1702
Vertical segment Laptop Embedded
Processor Number i7-3610QE
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.30 GHz
Bus Speed 100 MHz 5 GT/s DMI
L2 cache 1024 KB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 °C 105°C
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 8
VID voltage range 1.012 V
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz
Transistor count 1400 million

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP3 (906) FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt 45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mmx 37.5mm PGA

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32.23 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1067/1333/1600, DDR3L 1333/1600

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4000

Graphics interfaces

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 (16), 2.0 (1x4 lanes)
PCIe configurations 1x16 2x8 1X8 2x4 1x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)