AMD Pro A12-8800B vs Intel Core i7-3610QE

Comparative analysis of AMD Pro A12-8800B and Intel Core i7-3610QE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Pro A12-8800B

Intel Core i7-3610QE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Pro A12-8800B

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 14.844 vs 6.974
14.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 207.144 vs 14.353
8.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 20.617 vs 2.308

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 June 2015 vs April 2012
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	14.844 vs 6.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	207.144 vs 14.353
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	20.617 vs 2.308

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3610QE

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1645 vs 1340
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5234 vs 2678
9.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3169 vs 321
13.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 10245 vs 747
3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.353 vs 0.105
Around 95% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.16 vs 2.135

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1645 vs 1340
PassMark - CPU mark	5234 vs 2678
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3169 vs 321
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	10245 vs 747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.353 vs 0.105
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.16 vs 2.135

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Pro A12-8800B
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3610QE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1340

1645

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2678

5234

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

321

3169

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

747

10245

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

14.844

6.974

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

207.144

14.353

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.105

0.353

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

20.617

2.308

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.135

4.16

Name	AMD Pro A12-8800B	Intel Core i7-3610QE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1340	1645
PassMark - CPU mark	2678	5234
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	321	3169
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	747	10245
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	14.844	6.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	207.144	14.353
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.105	0.353
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	20.617	2.308
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.135	4.16
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1266
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1613
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3336
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1266
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1613
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3336

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Pro A12-8800B	Intel Core i7-3610QE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Carrizo	Ivy Bridge
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 June 2015	April 2012
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1663	1686
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Laptops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-3610QE
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.30 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	3100 Million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3 / DDR3L-2133	DDR3 1067/1333/1600, DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32.23 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1 GHz
iGPU core count	512
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	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
Compatibility
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
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 (16), 2.0 (1x4 lanes)
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16 2x8 1X8 2x4 1x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
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
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)
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)