Intel Core i5 3210M vs AMD A10 4600M

older Released June, 2012

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 3210M

	Is hyperthreaded Yes		Newer manufacturing process 22 nms
	More l3 cache 3 MB		Higher clock speed 2.5 GHz

older Released May, 2012

Reasons to buy the AMD A10 4600M

	Much more l2 cache 4 MB		More cores 4
	Significantly more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core		Significantly better performance per dollar 7.51 pt/$

The Intel Core i5 3210M versus the AMD A10 4600M: a battle between two heavyweights with different specialties.
The 3210M is faster as a processor with a higher base speed of 2.5 GHz, and a bigger cache of 3MB. It's also hyperthreaded for good measure, and it's capable of running multiple processes easily. On the other hand, the 4600M is an Advanced Processing Unit, which means that what it lacks in processing power, it makes up for stellar graphics. Compared to the 3210M’s integrated HD 4000 graphics, the 4600M contains a Radeon 7660G which gives almost twice the performance in gaming benchmarks such as 3DMark. This is a boon for gamers, who can turn up their graphics settings to High, while still maintaining a smooth frame rate.
Choose what best suits your needs: If you're a video editor and multitasker, opt for the blistering performance of the Intel Core i5 3210M. If you're a gamer or a multimedia geek, you’ll get more frags with the AMD A10 4600M.

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 3210M 7.1 A10 4600M 6.8
3DMark06 (CPU), Passmark, GeekBench (32-bit) and GeekBench (64-bit)

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 3210M 8.4 A10 4600M 7.3
Passmark (Single Core)

	Power Consumption
	How much power does the processor require?
Core i5 3210M 5.3 A10 4600M 5.3
TDP

	Features
	How does CPUBoss rank the features of each product?
Core i5 3210M 5.6 A10 4600M 5.1
Features and specifications that differ between products

	CPUBoss Score
	Performance, Single-core Performance, Power Consumption and Features
Core i5 3210M 7.1 A10 4600M 6.5

Winner
Intel Core i5 3210M

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 3210M

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Is hyperthreaded

Yes

Somewhat common; Maximizes usage of each CPU core

Newer manufacturing process

22 nms

32 nms

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

More l3 cache

3 MB

1 MB

3x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later

Higher clock speed

2.5 GHz

2.3 GHz

Around 10% higher clock speed

Much more l3 cache per core

1.5 MB/core

0.25 MB/core

6x more l3 cache per core

Better PassMark (Single core) score

1,524

1,008

More than 50% better PassMark (Single core) score

Better 3DMark11 physics score

3,130

2,220

More than 40% better 3DMark11 physics score

Higher Maximum Operating Temperature

105 °C

100 °C

5% higher Maximum Operating Temperature

Better geekbench (32-bit) score

4,951

3,678

Around 35% better geekbench (32-bit) score

Better 3DMark06 CPU score

3,553

2,865.5

Around 25% better 3DMark06 CPU score

Slightly better PassMark score

3,823

3,174

More than 20% better PassMark score

Better overclocked clock speed (Water)

2.5 GHz

2.3 GHz

Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

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AMD A10 4600M

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Much more l2 cache

4 MB

1 MB

4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later

More cores

Twice as many cores; run more applications at once

Significantly more l2 cache per core

1 MB/core

0.5 MB/core

2x more l2 cache per core

Significantly better performance per dollar

7.51 pt/$

3.5 pt/$

Around 2.2x better performance per dollar

GeekBench (32-bit)

Core i5 3210M

4,951

A10 4600M

3,678

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GeekBench (64-bit)

Core i5 3210M

5,267

A10 4600M

5,183

browser.primatelabs.com

3D Mark 11 (Physics)

Core i5 3210M

3,130

A10 4600M

2,220

Core i5 3210M A10 4600M @ community.futuremark.com

3D Mark 06 (CPU)

Core i5 3210M

3,553

A10 4600M

2,865.5

notebookcheck.net

Passmark

Core i5 3210M

3,823

A10 4600M

3,174

Core i5 3210M A10 4600M @ cpubenchmark.net

Passmark (Single Core)

Core i5 3210M

1,524

A10 4600M

1,008

cpubenchmark.net

summary	Core i5 3210M	A10 4600M
Clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.3 GHz
Turbo clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Cores	Dual core	Quad core
Is unlocked	No	No
Is hyperthreaded	Yes	No
features
Has a NX bit	Yes	Yes
Has virtualization 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
Label	HD 4000	Radeon™ HD 7660G
Latest DirectX	11.0	11.0
GPU clock speed	650 MHz	496 MHz
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in	Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3L-1333

details	Core i5 3210M	A10 4600M
Threads	4	4
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L2 cache per core	0.5 MB/core	1 MB/core
L3 cache	3 MB	1 MB
L3 cache per core	1.5 MB/core	0.25 MB/core
Manufacture process	22 nms	32 nms
Max CPUs	1	1
Clock multiplier	25	23
Operating temperature	Unknown - 105°C	Unknown - 100°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	2.89 GHz	3.01 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	2.5 GHz	2.3 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	2.89 GHz	3.01 GHz
power consumption
TDP	35W	35W
Annual home energy cost	8.43 $/year	8.43 $/year
Performance per watt	13.81 pt/W	10.72 pt/W
Typical power consumption	28.44W	28.44W

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Comments

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Pepe Toni (10:48 AM, October 19, 2014)

Nope, re-read well... it says the general performance is 90% of the Intel... but without looking at the price, and the price is 3.5x less than the Intel!: Much better performance per dollar 7.7 pt/$vs2.21 pt/$ Around 3.5x better performance per dollar

Bee Namin (06:29 PM, October 8, 2014)

according to this site amd always loser

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