Intel Core i3 3217U vs AMD A8 4500M

older Released June, 2012

Intel Core i3 3217U

1.8 GHz
Dual core

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6.2 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3217U

	Is hyperthreaded Yes		Newer manufacturing process 22 nms
	Significantly lower typical power consumption 13.81W		Better performance per watt 20.85 pt/W

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older Released May, 2012

AMD A8 4500M

1.9 GHz
Quad core

Front view of AMD A8 4500M

6.2 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the AMD A8 4500M

	Much more l2 cache 4 MB		More cores 4
	Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core		Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.32 GHz

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i3 3217U 6.2 A8 4500M 6.4
3DMark06 (CPU), Passmark, GeekBench (32-bit) and GeekBench (64-bit)

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Core i3 3217U 7.0 A8 4500M 6.9
Passmark (Single Core)

	Power Consumption
	How much power does the processor require?
Core i3 3217U 5.6 A8 4500M 5.3
TDP

	Features
	How does CPUBoss rank the features of each product?
Core i3 3217U 4.0 A8 4500M 4.2
Features and specifications that differ between products

	CPUBoss Score
	Performance, Single-core Performance, Power Consumption and Features
Core i3 3217U 6.2 A8 4500M 6.2

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Intel Core i3 3217U

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Is hyperthreaded

Yes

vs

No

Somewhat common; Maximizes usage of each CPU core

Newer manufacturing process

22 nms

vs

32 nms

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor

Significantly lower typical power consumption

13.81W

vs

28.44W

2.1x lower typical power consumption

Better performance per watt

20.85 pt/W

vs

10 pt/W

More than 2x better performance per watt

Higher Maximum Operating Temperature

105 °C

vs

100 °C

5% higher Maximum Operating Temperature

Slightly better 3DMark11 physics score

2,570

vs

2,080

Around 25% better 3DMark11 physics score

Significantly lower annual home energy cost

4.1 $/year

vs

8.43 $/year

2.1x lower annual home energy cost

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AMD A8 4500M

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Much more l2 cache

4 MB

vs

0.5 MB

8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later

More cores

4

vs

2

Twice as many cores; run more applications at once

Much more l2 cache per core

1 MB/core

vs

0.25 MB/core

4x more l2 cache per core

Better overclocked clock speed (Air)

2.32 GHz

vs

1.8 GHz

Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air)

Better geekbench (64-bit) score

4,418

vs

3,313

Around 35% better geekbench (64-bit) score

GeekBench (32-bit)

2,892

3,198

browser.primatelabs.com

GeekBench (64-bit)

3,313

4,418

browser.primatelabs.com

3D Mark 11 (Physics)

2,570

2,080

Core i3 3217U A8 4500M @ community.futuremark.com

3D Mark 06 (CPU)

2,229

2,438

notebookcheck.net

Passmark

2,297

2,698

cpubenchmark.net

Passmark (Single Core)

879

848

cpubenchmark.net

summary	Core i3 3217U	vs	A8 4500M
Clock speed	1.8 GHz		1.9 GHz
Cores	Dual core		Quad core
Is unlocked	No		No
Is hyperthreaded	Yes		No
features
Has a NX bit	Yes		Yes
Has vitualization support	Yes		Yes
Instruction-set-extensions
MMX
SSE
SSE4.2
AVX
SSE3
SSE2
Supplemental SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4
SSE4a
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes		Yes
gpu
GPU	GPU		GPU
Latest DirectX	11.0		11.0

details	Core i3 3217U	vs	A8 4500M
Threads	4		4
L2 cache	0.5 MB		4 MB
L2 cache per core	0.25 MB/core		1 MB/core
Manufacture process	22 nms		32 nms
Max CPUs	1		1
Operating temperature	Unknown - 105°C		Unknown - 100°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	1.8 GHz		2.32 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	1.8 GHz		1.9 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	1.8 GHz		2.32 GHz
power consumption
TDP	17W		35W
Annual home energy cost	4.1 $/year		8.43 $/year
Performance per watt	20.85 pt/W		10 pt/W
Typical power consumption	13.81W		28.44W

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