i3-3245 vs A8-3850

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Aggregate performance score

A8-3850
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.49
Core i3-3245
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 55 Watt
1.49

Primary details

Comparing A8-3850 and Core i3-3245 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21572158
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesA-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.412.56
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)no data
Release date30 June 2011 (13 years ago)1 April 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3850 and Core i3-3245 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 speed2.9 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHzno data
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size228 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data65 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-3850 and Core i3-3245 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 configuration11
SocketFM1FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3850 and Core i3-3245. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
FDIno data+

Security technologies

A8-3850 and Core i3-3245 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data-
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3850 and Core i3-3245 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3850 and Core i3-3245. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6550DIntel HD Graphics 4000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-3850 and Core i3-3245 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3850 and Core i3-3245.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

A8-3850 1.49
i3-3245 1.49

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.

A8-3850 2374
+0%
i3-3245 2373

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A8-3850 316
i3-3245 518
+63.9%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A8-3850 940
i3-3245 1177
+25.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 1.04 1.18
Recency 30 June 2011 1 April 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 55 Watt

A8-3850 has 100% more physical cores.

i3-3245, on the other hand, has 13.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 81.8% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A8-3850 and Core i3-3245.


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