Intel Core i7-2610UE vs AMD FX-9830P

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-2610UE and AMD FX-9830P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i7-2610UE

AMD FX-9830P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2610UE

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 C vs 90°C
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100 C vs 90°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-9830P

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 54% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1582 vs 1051
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3332 vs 1527

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1582 vs 1051
PassMark - CPU mark	3332 vs 1527

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-2610UE
CPU 2: AMD FX-9830P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1051

1582

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1527

3332

Name	Intel Core i7-2610UE	AMD FX-9830P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1051	1582
PassMark - CPU mark	1527	3332
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		435
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1292

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-2610UE	AMD FX-9830P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	Q1'11	1 June 2016
Place in performance rating	2216	2178
Processor Number	i7-2610UE
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	AMD FX-Series Processors for Laptops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN Tray		FM983PAEY44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	3 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 C	90°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	4
Die size		250 mm
L2 cache		2 MB
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		3100 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
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	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
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	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP		25-45 Watt
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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
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™)
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan