Intel Core i3-4340 vs AMD A10-5700

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4340 and AMD A10-5700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, 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 - 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).

Intel Core i3-4340

AMD A10-5700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4340

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1979 vs 1432
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3460 vs 2742
Around 83% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 874 vs 477
Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1891 vs 1266

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs October 2012
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1979 vs 1432
PassMark - CPU mark	3460 vs 2742
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	874 vs 477
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1891 vs 1266

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-5700

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4340
CPU 2: AMD A10-5700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1979

1432

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3460

2742

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

874

477

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1891

1266

Name	Intel Core i3-4340	AMD A10-5700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1979	1432
PassMark - CPU mark	3460	2742
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	874	477
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1891	1266
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.26
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		8.674
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.19
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		14.704
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		69.896
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		916
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1879
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3315
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		916
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1879
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3315

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-4340	AMD A10-5700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Trinity
Launch date	September 2013	October 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$210
Place in performance rating	1717	1727
Price now	$168.99
Processor Number	i3-4340
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	9.13
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	71 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.8°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1400 million	1178 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x412
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)