AMD PRO A12-8830B vs Intel Core i3-2332M

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8830B and Intel Core i3-2332M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD PRO A12-8830B

Intel Core i3-2332M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8830B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.2 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 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1351 vs 936
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2564 vs 1353

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1351 vs 936
PassMark - CPU mark	2564 vs 1353

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8830B
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2332M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1351

936

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2564

1353

Name	AMD PRO A12-8830B	Intel Core i3-2332M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1351	936
PassMark - CPU mark	2564	1353
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1141

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8830B	Intel Core i3-2332M
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	September 2011
OPN Tray	AM883BADY44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2330	2363
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.2 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)
Transistor count		624 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	758 MHz
Processor graphics	R7
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	G2 (988B)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)