i3-2330M vs A8-7100

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Aggregate performance score

A8-7100
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
1.03
+33.8%
Core i3-2330M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.77

A8-7100 outperforms Core i3-2330M by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-7100 and Core i3-2330M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24542643
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD KaveriIntel Core i3
Power efficiency5.132.08
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)1 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225

Detailed specifications

A8-7100 and Core i3-2330M 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 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data22
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size245 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
Number of transistors2410 Million624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-7100 and Core i3-2330M 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP3FCBGA1023,PPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7100 and Core i3-2330M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAIntel® AVX
AES-NI+-
FMA++
AVX++
FRTC+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A8-7100 and Core i3-2330M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7100 and Core i3-2330M 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 A8-7100 and Core i3-2330M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 3000
iGPU core count4no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7100 and Core i3-2330M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7100 and Core i3-2330M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7100 and Core i3-2330M.

PCIe version3.02.0
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.

A8-7100 1.03
+33.8%
i3-2330M 0.77

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.

A8-7100 1638
+33.1%
i3-2330M 1231

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.

A8-7100 256
i3-2330M 332
+29.7%

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.

A8-7100 577
i3-2330M 678
+17.5%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A8-7100 1379
i3-2330M 2888
+109%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A8-7100 4134
i3-2330M 6466
+56.4%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A8-7100 2225
i3-2330M 2627
+18.1%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A8-7100 33.23
i3-2330M 25.11
+32.3%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A8-7100 2
i3-2330M 2
+20.5%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A8-7100 1.1
+425%
i3-2330M 0.2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.03 0.77
Recency 4 June 2014 1 June 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 35 Watt

A8-7100 has a 33.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 84.2% lower power consumption.

The A8-7100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-2330M in performance tests.


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