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Intel Core i5 3330
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See full details Intel Core i5 3330 vs AMD A4 5300 |
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i5 3330
- 3 GHz
- Quad core
6.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 3330
 | Much more l3 cache 6 MB | | More cores 4 |
| | More threads 4 | | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
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Released October, 2012
AMD A4 5300
- 3.4 GHz
- Dual core
5.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD A4 5300
| | Significantly higher clock speed 3.4 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.49 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core | | Significantly lower typical power consumption 52.81W |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3330 vs 5300 among desktop CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 6.1 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l3 cache | 6 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 12x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 6x more l3 cache per core | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.58 GHz | vs | 3.4 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.49 GHz | vs | 3.38 GHz | Around 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 72.31W | More than 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 70 °C | vs | 67.4 °C | Around 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 21.44 $/year | More than 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 77.96 $/year | More than 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3330 vs A4 5300
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
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)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 3330 | vs | A4 5300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual 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 | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| XOP | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| EM64T | |||
| SSE | |||
| CLMUL | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| CVT16 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 77W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 21.44 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 77.96 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 4.85 pt/W | 7.32 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 72.31W | 52.81W | |
details | Core i5 3330 | vs | A4 5300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.4°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 2 | 5 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.38 GHz | 4.49 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.58 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.38 GHz | 4.49 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | Radeon™ HD 7480D | |
| GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 723 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
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