Intel Core i3-7101E vs AMD PRO A12-9800

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-7101E and AMD PRO A12-9800 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), 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 i3-7101E

AMD PRO A12-9800

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-7101E

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2407 vs 1686
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4430 vs 3705

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2407 vs 1686
PassMark - CPU mark	4430 vs 3705

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-9800

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2

Number of cores	4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-7101E
CPU 2: AMD PRO A12-9800

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2407

1686

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4430

3705

Name	Intel Core i3-7101E	AMD PRO A12-9800
PassMark - Single thread mark	2407	1686
PassMark - CPU mark	4430	3705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		26.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		279.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		34.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		131.8
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1176
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		477
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1715
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1176
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		477
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1715

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-7101E	AMD PRO A12-9800
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Q1'17	3 October 2016
Place in performance rating	1067	1062
Processor Number	i3-7101E
Series	7th 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		AD980BAUM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.90 GHz	3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°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	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x5902
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 630	R7
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		1108 MHz
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5
Vulkan
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
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™)
IOMMU 2.0