i3-3217UE vs A6-8500P
Aggregate performance score
A6-8500P outperforms Core i3-3217UE by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-8500P and Core i3-3217UE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2540 | 2573 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.74 | 4.78 |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 August 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-8500P and Core i3-3217UE 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | no data | 118 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-8500P and Core i3-3217UE 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP4 | Intel BGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-8500P and Core i3-3217UE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | AVX | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-8500P and Core i3-3217UE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-8500P and Core i3-3217UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | Not Listed | unknown Dual-channel |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | Intel HD 4000 |
| iGPU core count | 4 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-8500P and Core i3-3217UE integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A6-8500P and Core i3-3217UE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-8500P and Core i3-3217UE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Recency | 3 June 2015 | 1 August 2012 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 17 Watt |
A6-8500P has a 5.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 13.3% lower power consumption.
i3-3217UE, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A6-8500P and Core i3-3217UE.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-8500P and Core i3-3217UE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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