AMD FX-9800P vs Intel Core i7-3517UE

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-9800P and Intel Core i7-3517UE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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 - 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-9800P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 17 Watt
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2543 vs 2384
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 2016 vs June 2012
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2543 vs 2384

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3517UE

  • Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1433 vs 1228
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1433 vs 1228

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-9800P
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3517UE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1228
1433
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2543
2384
Name AMD FX-9800P Intel Core i7-3517UE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1228 1433
PassMark - CPU mark 2543 2384
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 92.287
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 11.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 35.16
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1106
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1219
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3977
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1106
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1219
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3977

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-9800P Intel Core i7-3517UE

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Ivy Bridge
Family AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date 1 June 2016 June 2012
OPN Tray FM980PADY44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1770 1776
Series AMD FX-Series Processors for Laptops Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment Laptop Embedded
Processor Number i7-3517UE
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 1.70 GHz
Die size 250 mm 118 mm
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 105°C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 2.80 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 3100 Million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1600

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 758 MHz 1 GHz
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video 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

Configurable TDP 12-15 Watt
Sockets supported FP4 FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 17 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 31mm x 24mm

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)

Peripherals

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

Security & Reliability

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