Processor comparison
AMD A10-4600M vs Intel Core i3-4000M
AMD
AMD A10-4600M
AMD Socket FS1r2
2300 MHz
4 cores
May 2012
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Core i3-4000M
Intel Socket G3
2400 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD A10-4600M100%
- Intel Core i3-4000M132%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD A10-4600M100%
- Intel Core i3-4000M147%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD A10-4600M100%
- Intel Core i3-4000M120%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD A10-4600M
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4000M
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 47% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 20% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Around 32% higher average synthetic performance.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the Intel Core i3-4000M
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the Intel Core i3-4000M
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD A10-4600M | Intel Core i3-4000M |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| SSE4a | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| AES | | |
| AVX | | |
| CLMUL | | |
| CVT16 | | |
| EVP | | |
| FMA4 | | |
| FMA3 | | |
| F16C | | |
| XOP | | |
| Turbo Core | | |
| EIST | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | |
Architecture
| AMD A10-4600M | Intel Core i3-4000M |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Piledriver | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Trinity | Haswell |
| Release Date | May 2012 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| AMD A10-4600M | Intel Core i3-4000M |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon HD 7660G | Intel HD 4600 |
Cache
| AMD A10-4600M | Intel Core i3-4000M |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 4096 KB (shared) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD A10-4600M | Intel Core i3-4000M |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FS1r2 | Intel Socket G3 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | FC-PGA946 |
| Die Size | 246mm² | 118mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD A10-4600M | Intel Core i3-4000M |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2300 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3200 MHz | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.3 V | unknown |
| TDP | 35 W | 37 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD A10-4600M1952 points
- Intel Core i3-4000M2688 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD A10-4600M4601 points
- Intel Core i3-4000M6451 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- AMD A10-4600M3653
- Intel Core i3-4000M4070
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)
- AMD A10-4600M1700
- Intel Core i3-4000M2098
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)
- AMD A10-4600M4327
- Intel Core i3-4000M4401
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- AMD A10-4600M1391
- Intel Core i3-4000M1937
points - higher is better
3DMark06 CPU
- AMD A10-4600M2865.5
- Intel Core i3-4000M3098
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Single
- AMD A10-4600M2078
- Intel Core i3-4000M3581
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi
- AMD A10-4600M5696
- Intel Core i3-4000M8042
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD A10-4600M0.7
- Intel Core i3-4000M1.06
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 64Bit
- AMD A10-4600M2.01
- Intel Core i3-4000M2.6
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD A10-4600M62.5
- Intel Core i3-4000M95
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD A10-4600M187
- Intel Core i3-4000M240
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- AMD A10-4600M35.07
- Intel Core i3-4000M15.97
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- AMD A10-4600M26.49
- Intel Core i3-4000M20
seconds - lower is better
x264 Pass 1
- AMD A10-4600M57.54
- Intel Core i3-4000M79.1
FPS - higher is better
x264 Pass 2
- AMD A10-4600M13.1
- Intel Core i3-4000M15.15
FPS - higher is better