AMD V-Series V160 vs Intel Core i3-370M

Comparative analysis of AMD V-Series V160 and Intel Core i3-370M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD V-Series V160

Intel Core i3-370M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD V-Series V160

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1118 vs 343
Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1044 vs 750

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 December 2010 vs 10 January 2010
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1118 vs 343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1044 vs 750

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-370M

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
3 more threads: 4 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD V-Series V160
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-370M

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1118

343

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1044

750

Name	AMD V-Series V160	Intel Core i3-370M
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1118	343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1044	750
PassMark - Single thread mark		976
PassMark - CPU mark		1168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.677
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.175

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD V-Series V160	Intel Core i3-370M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Arrandale
Launch date	1 December 2010	10 January 2010
Place in performance rating	2160	3126
Series	AMD V-Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$245
Price now		$39.96
Processor Number		i3-370M
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		14.87
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3200 MHz	2500 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1	4
Base frequency		2.40 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum core temperature		90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
Transistor count		382 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		667 MHz
Graphics max frequency		667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)