i3-2397M vs PRO A12-8870

Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-8870 and Core i3-2397M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1785	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	3.56	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	October 2016 (8 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-8870 and Core i3-2397M 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	15
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	3 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	250 mm2	149 mm2
Number of transistors	3,100 million	624 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-8870 and Core i3-2397M 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-8870 and Core i3-2397M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-8870 and Core i3-2397M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-8870 and Core i3-2397M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 3000
iGPU core count	8	no data
Enduro	n/a	-
Switchable graphics	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-8870 and Core i3-2397M integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort

n/a

-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-8870 and Core i3-2397M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-8870 and Core i3-2397M.

PCIe version

3.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

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