AMD A8-7600 vs Intel Core i3-4340

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7600 and Intel Core i3-4340 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, 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 A8-7600

Intel Core i3-4340

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7600

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 71.30°C vs 66.8°C
2x 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

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C vs 66.8°C
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4340

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1979 vs 1448
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3460 vs 3219
Around 80% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 874 vs 486
Around 34% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1891 vs 1415

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1979 vs 1448
PassMark - CPU mark	3460 vs 3219
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	874 vs 486
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1891 vs 1415

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7600
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4340

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1448

1979

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3219

3460

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

486

874

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1415

1891

Name	AMD A8-7600	Intel Core i3-4340
PassMark - Single thread mark	1448	1979
PassMark - CPU mark	3219	3460
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	486	874
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1415	1891
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.193
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	24.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.274
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3961
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3961

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-7600	Intel Core i3-4340
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD7600YBJABOX
OPN Tray	AD7600YBI44JA
Place in performance rating	1708	1717
Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch date		September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$210
Price now		$168.99
Processor Number		i3-4340
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.13
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.60 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	66.8°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz	1.15 GHz
iGPU core count	384
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 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
Configurable TDP	45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 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
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
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
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
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
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)