AMD PRO A6-9500B vs Intel Core i7-3610QE

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-9500B and Intel Core i7-3610QE 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD PRO A6-9500B

Intel Core i7-3610QE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-9500B

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	24 October 2016 vs April 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3610QE

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
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 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1645 vs 1215
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5234 vs 1357
Around 79% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3169 vs 1769
4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 10245 vs 2567

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1645 vs 1215
PassMark - CPU mark	5234 vs 1357
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3169 vs 1769
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	10245 vs 2567

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-9500B
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3610QE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

1645

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1357

5234

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1769

3169

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2567

10245

Name	AMD PRO A6-9500B	Intel Core i7-3610QE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1215	1645
PassMark - CPU mark	1357	5234
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1769	3169
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2567	10245
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		14.353
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.353
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.308
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.16

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A6-9500B	Intel Core i7-3610QE
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	24 October 2016	April 2012
OPN Tray	AM950BADY23AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1672	1690
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Laptops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge
Processor Number		i7-3610QE
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.30 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Number of threads		8
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32.23 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1067/1333/1600, DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1 GHz
Processor graphics	R5	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 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
Configurable TDP	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mmx 37.5mm PGA
Advanced Technologies
AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
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)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0 (16), 2.0 (1x4 lanes)
PCIe configurations		1x16 2x8 1X8 2x4 1x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)