AMD A8 Pro-7150B vs Intel Core i5-3360M

Comparative analysis of AMD A8 Pro-7150B and Intel Core i5-3360M 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8 Pro-7150B

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date 4 June 2014 vs 3 June 2012
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L2 cache 4 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3360M

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1756 vs 763
  • Around 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2876 vs 1528
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 631 vs 271
  • Around 97% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1376 vs 700
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 5.98 vs 2.83
  • 6.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 35.321 vs 5.746
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.286 vs 0.109
  • Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 0.365 vs 0.308
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 6.817 vs 2.205
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1756 vs 763
PassMark - CPU mark 2876 vs 1528
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 631 vs 271
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1376 vs 700
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.98 vs 2.83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 35.321 vs 5.746
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.286 vs 0.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.365 vs 0.308
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.817 vs 2.205

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8 Pro-7150B
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3360M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
763
1756
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1528
2876
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
271
631
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
700
1376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.83
5.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
5.746
35.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.109
0.286
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.308
0.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.205
6.817
Name AMD A8 Pro-7150B Intel Core i5-3360M
PassMark - Single thread mark 763 1756
PassMark - CPU mark 1528 2876
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 271 631
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 700 1376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.83 5.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5.746 35.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.109 0.286
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.308 0.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.205 6.817
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2390
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2390

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8 Pro-7150B Intel Core i5-3360M

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaveri Ivy Bridge
Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date 4 June 2014 3 June 2012
OPN Tray AM715BECH44JA
Place in performance rating 3219 2355
Series AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Laptops Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment Laptop Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $266
Price now $92.81
Processor Number i5-3360M
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 14.03

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.9 GHz 2.80 GHz
Compute Cores 10
Die size 245 mm 118 mm
L2 cache 4 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 2410 Million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache 128 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB
Maximum core temperature 105 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 / DDR3L-1600 DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 533 MHz 1.2 GHz
iGPU core count 384
Number of pipelines 384
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x166
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP3 FCPGA988, FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5 x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1023)

Peripherals

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

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
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™)
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

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