AMD PRO A10-8730B vs Intel Core i3-2310E

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8730B and Intel Core i3-2310E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8730B

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • 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
  • Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1208 vs 733
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2382 vs 1845
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1208 vs 733
PassMark - CPU mark 2382 vs 1845

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8730B
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2310E

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1208
733
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2382
1845
Name AMD PRO A10-8730B Intel Core i3-2310E
PassMark - Single thread mark 1208 733
PassMark - CPU mark 2382 1845
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 341
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 916

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A10-8730B Intel Core i3-2310E

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date Q3 2016 February 2011
OPN Tray AM873BADY44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 2422 2514
Series AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Laptops Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment Laptop Embedded
Architecture codename Sandy Bridge
Launch price (MSRP) $225
Price now $225
Processor Number i3-2310E
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.72

Performance

Base frequency 2.4 GHz 2.10 GHz
Compute Cores 10
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 149 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 100C (BGA)
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 624 million

Memory

Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16.6 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 720 MHz 1.05 GHz
Processor graphics R5 Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Switchable graphics
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported FP4 FCBGA1023
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

FreeSync
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)

Graphics interfaces

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

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

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