i3-12300HE vs A10-4600M
Primary details
Comparing A10-4600M and Core i3-12300HE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2321 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.30 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Alder Lake-H (2022) |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) | January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A10-4600M and Core i3-12300HE basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 217 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A10-4600M and Core i3-12300HE compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FS1r2 | Intel BGA 1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-4600M and Core i3-12300HE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
A10-4600M and Core i3-12300HE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-4600M and Core i3-12300HE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-4600M and Core i3-12300HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 7660G | Intel UHD Graphics |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-4600M and Core i3-12300HE.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 1.23 | 5.58 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
A10-4600M has 28.6% lower power consumption.
i3-12300HE, on the other hand, has 353.7% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between A10-4600M and Core i3-12300HE. We've got no test results to judge.
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