AMD Pro A10-8700B vs Intel Core i3-2332M

Comparative analysis of AMD Pro A10-8700B and Intel Core i3-2332M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Pro A10-8700B

Intel Core i3-2332M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Pro A10-8700B

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.2 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
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1109 vs 936
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2189 vs 1353

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 June 2015 vs September 2011
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1109 vs 936
PassMark - CPU mark	2189 vs 1353

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Pro A10-8700B
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2332M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1109

936

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2189

1353

Name	AMD Pro A10-8700B	Intel Core i3-2332M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1109	936
PassMark - CPU mark	2189	1353
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	325
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	883
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.722
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2.877
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	21.35
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.422
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1763
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1763

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Pro A10-8700B	Intel Core i3-2332M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Carrizo	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 June 2015	September 2011
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2342	2363
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.8 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	3100 Million	624 million
Unlocked
Die size		149 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3 / DDR3L-2133	DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	384
Number of pipelines	384
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP4	G2 (988B)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0