AMD A8-3870K vs Intel Core i5-3437U

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket FM1 Intel BGA 1023
Process size 32 nm 22 nm
Transistors 1,178 million unknown
Die size 228 mm² 118 mm²
Package µPGA FC-BGA12F
Foundry Intel

Performance

Frequency 3 GHz 1900 MHz
Turbo clock up to 2.9 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 30.0x 19.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
Voltage 1.4125 V
TDP 100 W 17 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Mobile
Production status End-of-life unknown
Release date Dec 20th, 2011 Jan 1st, 2013
Codename Llano Ivy Bridge
Generation A8 Core i5
Part AD3870WNZ43GXAD3870WNGXBOX SR0XE
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory No No

Cores

Total Cores 4 2
Total Threads 4 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Radeon HD 6550D Intel HD 4000

Cache

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

Notes

Notes This processor comes with an unlocked base clock multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking. Intel HD 4000 frequency: 350-1200MHz

Features & Technologies

3DNow! Yes
AES-NI Yes
AMD-V Yes
AMD64 Yes
AVX Yes
CnQ Yes
EIST Yes
HTT Yes
Intel 64 Yes
MMX Yes Yes
NX bit Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.2 Yes
SSE4A Yes
SSSE3 Yes
TXT Yes
VT-d Yes
VT-x Yes
XD bit Yes

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