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| Intel Core i5 3330 vs AMD A4 5300 |
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i5 3330
- 3 GHz
- Quad core
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
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 |
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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 |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3330 vs A4 5300
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i5 3330
2,420
A4 5300
2,042
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i5 3330
983
A4 5300
1,355
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i5 3330
2,814
A4 5300
2,264
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 3330
8,286
A4 5300
2,755
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 3330
2,616
A4 5300
1,802
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 3330
2,170,000 MB/s
A4 5300
2,030,000 MB/s
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i5 3330
5,905
A4 5300
1,999
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i5 3330
1,697
A4 5300
1,252
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 3330 | vs | A4 5300 |
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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 |
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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 |
Intel Core i5 3330 ![]() | AMD A4 5300 ![]() |
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