Intel Core i7-2610UE vs AMD A8-3550MX

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-2610UE and AMD A8-3550MX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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).

Intel Core i7-2610UE

AMD A8-3550MX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2610UE

2.6x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1051 vs 962

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1051 vs 962

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3550MX

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1687 vs 1527

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1687 vs 1527

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-2610UE
CPU 2: AMD A8-3550MX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1051

962

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1527

1687

Name	Intel Core i7-2610UE	AMD A8-3550MX
PassMark - Single thread mark	1051	962
PassMark - CPU mark	1527	1687
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.764
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		165.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		7.681
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		32.992

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-2610UE	AMD A8-3550MX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Llano
Launch date	Q1'11	8 December 2011
Place in performance rating	2218	2166
Processor Number	i7-2610UE
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	AMD A-Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	4
Die size		218 mm
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		4096 KB
Transistor count		1000 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	850 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	2
SDVO
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	31mm x 24mm (FCBGA1023)
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023	FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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™)