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AMD A10-6790K vs Intel Core i3-3240T

AMD

AMD A10-6790K

AMD Socket FM2 4000 MHz 4 cores Oct 2013 DESKTOP
AMD A10-6790K
Intel

Intel Core i3-3240T

Intel Socket 1155 3000 MHz 2 cores Sep 2012 DESKTOP
Intel Core i3-3240T

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD A10-6790K108%
  • Intel Core i3-3240T100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD A10-6790K100%
  • Intel Core i3-3240T104%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD A10-6790K120%
  • Intel Core i3-3240T100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-6790K

  • Much higher multi threaded performance (around 20% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
  • Around 8% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-3240T

  • 65 watts lower power draw.
AMD A10-6790K
Gaming

HWSpot recommends the AMD A10-6790K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

AMD A10-6790K
Productivity

HWSpot recommends the AMD A10-6790K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

Specifications

Features

AMD A10-6790KIntel Core i3-3240T
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
Hyper-Threading
XD bit
VT-x
TXT

Architecture

AMD A10-6790KIntel Core i3-3240T
ArchitectureAMD PiledriverIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3
CodenameRichlandIvy Bridge
Release DateOct 2013Sep 2012

Cores

AMD A10-6790KIntel Core i3-3240T
Cores42
Threads44
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 8670DIntel HD 2500

Cache

AMD A10-6790KIntel Core i3-3240T
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache0 KB3072 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD A10-6790KIntel Core i3-3240T
SocketAMD Socket FM2Intel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp74°C65°C
PackageuPGAFC-LGA12C
Die Size246mm²94mm²
Process32 nm22 nm

Performance

AMD A10-6790KIntel Core i3-3240T
Cpu Frequency4000 MHz3000 MHz
Turbo Clock4300 MHznone
Base Clock100 MHz100 MHz
Voltage1.475 Vunknown
TDP100 W35 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A10-6790K2623 points
  • Intel Core i3-3240T3090 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A10-6790K8003 points
  • Intel Core i3-3240T7416 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD A10-6790K5866
  • Intel Core i3-3240T4517

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD A10-6790K2067
  • Intel Core i3-3240T2044

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD A10-6790K (simulated)97.73
  • Intel Core i3-3240T (simulated)106.92

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD A10-6790K (simulated)318.05
  • Intel Core i3-3240T (simulated)285.86

points - higher is better

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