A4-3330MX vs i3-380M

Place in the ranking	2658	2916
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	2.02	1.00
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	26 October 2010 (14 years ago)	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$49	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-380M and A4-3330MX 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	4	2
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.53 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	19	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	81+114 mm²	228 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA	no data
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-380M and A4-3330MX 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	BGA1288,PGA988	FS1
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-380M and A4-3330MX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G
FMA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-380M and A4-3330MX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-380M and A4-3330MX are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-380M and A4-3330MX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors	AMD Radeon HD 6480G (444 MHz)
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-380M and A4-3330MX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-380M and A4-3330MX.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

i3-380M 0.75
+56.3%

A4-3330MX 0.48

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.

i3-380M 1197
+58.3%

A4-3330MX 756

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.

i3-380M 332
+30.2%

A4-3330MX 255

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.

i3-380M 650
+52.6%

A4-3330MX 426