Intel Core i3-4350T vs AMD PRO A12-8870

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4350T and AMD PRO A12-8870 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, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i3-4350T

AMD PRO A12-8870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4350T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1816 vs 1762
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3969 vs 3142

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1816 vs 1762
PassMark - CPU mark	3969 vs 3142

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4350T
CPU 2: AMD PRO A12-8870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1762

1816

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3142

3969

Name	Intel Core i3-4350T	AMD PRO A12-8870
PassMark - Single thread mark	1762	1816
PassMark - CPU mark	3142	3969
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.967
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	79.61
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	13.958
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6294

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-4350T	AMD PRO A12-8870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'14	Q3 2016
Place in performance rating	1309	1311
Processor Number	i3-4350T
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD887BAUM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4
L2 cache		2 MB
Maximum frequency		4.2 GHz
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x412
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic 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	R7
Graphics max frequency		1108 MHz
Switchable graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
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	12
OpenGL	4.3
Vulkan
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	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® 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
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)