Intel Core i3 3217U vs AMD A8 4555M

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i3 3217U 2.9 A8 4555M 2.8 Core i3 3110M 3.6
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Core i3 3217U 0.8 A8 4555M 0.5 Core i3 3110M 1.6
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i3 3217U 1.2 A8 4555M 1.2 Core i3 3110M 1.2
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i3 3217U 2.3 A8 4555M 2.3 Core i3 3110M 1.6
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i3 3217U 1.0 A8 4555M 0.2 Core i3 3110M 0.0
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i3 3217U 5.0 A8 4555M 5.6 Core i3 3110M 4.8
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

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CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

10.79 mHash/s

35.25 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

0.86 fps

0.35 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

1,810

2,015

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

1,540

1,742

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

2,966

2,512

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

3,037

2,536

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

1,441

973

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

93,600 MB/s

1,140,000 MB/s

summary	Core i3 3217U	vs	A8 4555M
Clock speed	1.8 GHz		1.6 GHz
Cores	Dual core		Quad core
Is unlocked	No		No
features
Has a NX bit	Yes		Yes
Has virtualization support	Yes		Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
AVX 1.1
SSE2
F16C
MMX
XOP
AVX
SSE3
SSE
CLMUL
AMD64
SSE4.1
FMA4
FMA3
SSE4.2
CVT16
AMD-V
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes		Yes
power consumption
TDP	17W		19W
Annual home energy cost	4.1 $/year		4.58 $/year
Performance per watt	6.98 pt/W		14.16 pt/W
Typical power consumption	13.81W		15.44W

details	Core i3 3217U	vs	A8 4555M
Threads	4		4
L2 cache	0.5 MB		4 MB
L2 cache per core	0.25 MB/core		1 MB/core
L3 cache	3 MB		0 MB
L3 cache per core	1.5 MB/core		0 MB/core
Manufacture process	22 nm		32 nm
Max CPUs	1		1
Clock multiplier	18		16
Operating temperature	Unknown - 105°C		Unknown - 100°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	1.8 GHz		2.4 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	1.8 GHz		1.6 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	1.8 GHz		2.4 GHz
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU		GPU
Label	Intel® HD Graphics 4000		Radeon™ HD 7600G
Latest DirectX	11.0		11.0
GPU clock speed	350 MHz		320 MHz
Turbo clock speed	1,050 MHz		424 MHz
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in		Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3L-1333
DDR3RS-1600
DDR3RS-1333
Channels	Dual Channel		Dual Channel
Maximum bandwidth	25,600 MB/s		21,333.32 MB/s

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