AMD A8-3800 vs Intel Core i3-2102

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket FM1 Intel Socket 1155
Process size 32 nm 32 nm
Transistors 1,178 million 504 million
Die size 228 mm² 131 mm²
Package µPGA FC-LGA10
Foundry Intel

Performance

Frequency 2.4 GHz 3.1 GHz
Turbo clock up to 2.7 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 24.0x 31.0x
Multiplier unlocked No No
Voltage 1.4125 V
TDP 65 W 65 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status End-of-life End-of-life
Release date Jun 30th, 2011 Jun 1st, 2011
Codename Llano Sandy Bridge
Generation A8 Core i3
Part AD3800OJZ43GXAD3800OJGXBOX SR05D
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Cores

Total Cores 4 2
Total Threads 4 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Radeon HD 6550D Intel HD 3000

Cache

Cache L1 128K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 1MB (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 3MB (shared)

Features & Technologies

3DNow! Yes
AMD-V Yes
AMD64 Yes
CnQ Yes
EIST Yes
HTT Yes
Intel 64 Yes
MMX Yes Yes
NX bit Yes
SMT Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.2 Yes
SSE4A Yes
TXT Yes
Turbo Core Yes
VT-x Yes
XD-Bit Yes

Notes

Notes Can be "upgraded" to Core i3-2153 to operate at 3600MHz by purchasing and downloading Intel software.

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