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).

AMD A8-7050

Intel Core i7-3610QE

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	1700	1703
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)