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AMD A6-9500E vs Intel Core i3-3217U

AMD

AMD A6-9500E

AMD Socket AM4 3000 MHz 2 cores Sep 2016 DESKTOP
AMD A6-9500E
Intel

Intel Core i3-3217U

Intel BGA1023 1800 MHz 2 cores Jun 2012 MOBILE
Intel Core i3-3217U

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD A6-9500E100%
  • Intel Core i3-3217U104%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD A6-9500E113%
  • Intel Core i3-3217U100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD A6-9500E100%
  • Intel Core i3-3217U120%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500E

  • 13% higher single threaded performance.
  • This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-3217U

  • Much higher multi threaded performance (around 20% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
  • 48 watts lower power draw.
No winner
Gaming

No clear winner declared

Intel Core i3-3217U
Productivity

HWSpot recommends the Intel Core i3-3217U

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

Specifications

Features

AMD A6-9500EIntel Core i3-3217U
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

Architecture

AMD A6-9500EIntel Core i3-3217U
ArchitectureAMD ExcavatorIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopMobile
Memory SupportDDR4unknown
CodenameBristol RidgeIvy Bridge
Release DateSep 2016Jun 2012

Cores

AMD A6-9500EIntel Core i3-3217U
Cores22
Threads24
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsRadeon R5Intel HD 4000

Cache

AMD A6-9500EIntel Core i3-3217U
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache0 KB3072 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD A6-9500EIntel Core i3-3217U
SocketAMD Socket AM4Intel BGA1023
Max Case Tempunknownunknown
PackageuPGAFC-BGA12F
Die Sizeunknown118mm²
Process14 nm22 nm

Performance

AMD A6-9500EIntel Core i3-3217U
Cpu Frequency3000 MHz1800 MHz
Turbo Clock3400 MHznone
Base Clock100 MHz100 MHz
Voltageunknownunknown
TDP65 W17 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A6-9500E2346 points
  • Intel Core i3-3217U1854 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A6-9500E3601 points
  • Intel Core i3-3217U4449 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD A6-9500E (simulated)72.05
  • Intel Core i3-3217U63.5

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD A6-9500E (simulated)125.92
  • Intel Core i3-3217U152

points - higher is better

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