AMD PRO A10-8770 vs Intel Core i3-550

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8770 and Intel Core i3-550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, 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).

AMD PRO A10-8770

Intel Core i3-550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8770

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.2 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 12% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1596 vs 1343
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3574 vs 1625

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1596 vs 1343
PassMark - CPU mark	3574 vs 1625

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8770
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1596

1343

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3574

1625

Name	AMD PRO A10-8770	Intel Core i3-550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1596	1343
PassMark - CPU mark	3574	1625
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		478
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1061
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.529
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		31.203
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.156
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.358

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-8770	Intel Core i3-550
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	May 2010
OPN Tray	AD877BAGM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1602	2933
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Clarkdale
Launch price (MSRP)		$101
Price now		$179.95
Processor Number		i3-550
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.63
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.20 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		72.6°C
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		382 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.38 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1029 MHz
Processor graphics	R7	Intel HD Graphics
Switchable graphics
Graphics base frequency		733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	73 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
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)