AMD A8 Pro-7150B vs Intel Core i5-2310

Comparative analysis of AMD A8 Pro-7150B and Intel Core i5-2310 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8 Pro-7150B

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date 4 June 2014 vs May 2011
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2310

  • Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 95% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1490 vs 763
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3657 vs 1528
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 621 vs 271
  • 2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1977 vs 700
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.94 vs 2.83
  • 12x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 69.054 vs 5.746
  • 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.356 vs 0.109
  • 5.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 1.574 vs 0.308
  • Around 85% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.078 vs 2.205
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1490 vs 763
PassMark - CPU mark 3657 vs 1528
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 621 vs 271
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1977 vs 700
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.94 vs 2.83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 69.054 vs 5.746
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.356 vs 0.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.574 vs 0.308
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.078 vs 2.205

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8 Pro-7150B
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2310

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
763
1490
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1528
3657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
271
621
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
700
1977
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.83
2.94
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
5.746
69.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.109
0.356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.308
1.574
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.205
4.078
Name AMD A8 Pro-7150B Intel Core i5-2310
PassMark - Single thread mark 763 1490
PassMark - CPU mark 1528 3657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 271 621
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 700 1977
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.83 2.94
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5.746 69.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.109 0.356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.308 1.574
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.205 4.078

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8 Pro-7150B Intel Core i5-2310

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaveri Sandy Bridge
Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date 4 June 2014 May 2011
OPN Tray AM715BECH44JA
Place in performance rating 3219 2592
Series AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Laptops Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $150
Price now $79.98
Processor Number i5-2310
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 20.38

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.9 GHz 2.90 GHz
Compute Cores 10
Die size 245 mm 216 mm
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 2410 Million 1160 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 73 °C
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 / DDR3L-1600 DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 533 MHz 1.1 GHz
iGPU core count 384
Number of pipelines 384
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x102
Graphics base frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP3 LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
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
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)

Security & Reliability

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