Intel Core i3 4010U vs AMD G-Series GX-420CA

older Released July, 2013

Intel Core i3 4010U

1.7 GHz
Dual core

7.6 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 4010U

	Much better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score 13.08 mPixels/s		Much better performance per watt 28.54 pt/W
	Newer manufacturing process 22 nm		Better geekbench 3 single core score 1,630

older Released June, 2013

AMD G-Series GX-420CA

2 GHz
Quad core

7.8 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the AMD G-Series GX-420CA

	Much higher GPU clock speed 600 MHz		Higher clock speed 2 GHz
	More cores 4		Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 2 GHz

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i3 4010U 3.5 G-Series GX-420CA 5.2 Core i5 4200U 3.6
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Core i3 4010U 6.7 G-Series GX-420CA 5.5 Core i5 4200U 7.7
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i3 4010U 4.4 G-Series GX-420CA n.d. Core i5 4200U 5.2
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i3 4010U 6.4 G-Series GX-420CA 6.2 Core i5 4200U 6.7
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i3 4010U 6.2 G-Series GX-420CA 5.7 Core i5 4200U 6.3
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i3 4010U n.d. G-Series GX-420CA n.d. Core i5 4200U n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

7.8	CPUBoss Score
	Combination of all six facets
Core i3 4010U 7.6 G-Series GX-420CA 7.8 Core i5 4200U 8.0

Winner
Intel Core i3 4010U

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i3 4010U based on its single-core performance and power consumption.

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Much better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score

13.08 mPixels/s

4.05 mPixels/s

Around 3.2x better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score

Much better performance per watt

28.54 pt/W

3.67 pt/W

More than 7.8x better performance per watt

Newer manufacturing process

22 nm

28 nm

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

Better geekbench 3 single core score

1,630

1,130.5

Around 45% better geekbench 3 single core score

Lower typical power consumption

12.19W

20.31W

40% lower typical power consumption

Lower annual home energy cost

3.61 $/year

6.02 $/year

40% lower annual home energy cost

Lower annual commercial energy cost

13.14 $/year

21.9 $/year

Around 40% lower annual commercial energy cost

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Much higher GPU clock speed

600 MHz

200 MHz

3x higher GPU clock speed

Higher clock speed

2 GHz

1.7 GHz

Around 20% higher clock speed

More cores

Twice as many cores; run more applications at once

Better overclocked clock speed (Air)

2 GHz

1.7 GHz

Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air)

Better overclocked clock speed (Water)

2 GHz

1.7 GHz

Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i3 4010U

6.52 mHash/s

G-Series GX-420CA

20.01 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Core i3 4010U

13.08 mPixels/s

G-Series GX-420CA

4.05 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i3 4010U

1.02 fps

G-Series GX-420CA

0.37 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 4010U

3,394

G-Series GX-420CA

3,676

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 4010U

1,630

G-Series GX-420CA

1,130.5

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 4010U

2,175,000 MB/s

G-Series GX-420CA

1,005.6 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i3 4010U

2,443

G-Series GX-420CA

2,299

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i3 4010U

936

G-Series GX-420CA

712

summary	Core i3 4010U	G-Series GX-420CA
Clock speed	1.7 GHz	2 GHz
Cores	Dual core	Quad core
features
Has a NX bit	Yes	Yes
Has virtualization support	Yes	Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
SSE2
F16C
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
BMI1
AMD64
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AMD-V
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes	Yes
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in	Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3L-1333
Channels	Dual Channel	Single Channel
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Maximum bandwidth	25,600 MB/s	12,800 MB/s

details	Core i3 4010U	G-Series GX-420CA
Manufacture process	22 nm	28 nm
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	1.7 GHz	2 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	1.7 GHz	2 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	1.7 GHz	2 GHz
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU	GPU
Label	Intel® HD Graphics 4400	AMD Radeon HD 8400E
GPU clock speed	200 MHz	600 MHz
power consumption
TDP	15W	25W
Annual home energy cost	3.61 $/year	6.02 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	13.14 $/year	21.9 $/year
Performance per watt	28.54 pt/W	3.67 pt/W
Typical power consumption	12.19W	20.31W

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Intel Core i3 4010U vs AMD G-Series GX-420CA

Intel Core i3 4010U

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 4010U

AMD G-Series GX-420CA

Reasons to buy the AMD G-Series GX-420CA

CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4010U vs GX-420CA among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets

Winner Intel Core i3 4010U

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Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3 4010U

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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 4010U vs G-Series GX-420CA

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

PassMark (Single Core)

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details

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