i3-8140U vs A10-8700P

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Aggregate performance score

A10-8700P
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.41
Core i3-8140U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.66
+88.7%

Core i3-8140U outperforms A10-8700P by an impressive 89% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-8700P and Core i3-8140U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22131723
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency3.8116.78
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)no data
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 October 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A10-8700P and Core i3-8140U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s OPI
L2 cache2048 KBno data
L3 cacheno data4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A10-8700P and Core i3-8140U 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)12 - 35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-8700P and Core i3-8140U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

A10-8700P and Core i3-8140U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-8700P and Core i3-8140U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-8700P and Core i3-8140U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data37.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R6 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 620
iGPU core count6no data
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-8700P and Core i3-8140U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A10-8700P and Core i3-8140U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-8700P and Core i3-8140U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.5
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-8700P and Core i3-8140U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-8700P 1.41
i3-8140U 2.66
+88.7%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-8700P 2245
i3-8140U 4227
+88.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.41 2.66
Recency 3 June 2015 1 October 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 15 Watt

A10-8700P has 100% more physical cores, and 25% lower power consumption.

i3-8140U, on the other hand, has a 88.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-8140U is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-8700P in performance tests.


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