Intel Core i3-4010U vs AMD A10-4655M

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AMD A10-4655M
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Games supported 66%

General info

Comparing A10-4655M and Core i3-4010U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating20732072
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date15 May 2012 (10 years old)4 June 2013 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281
Current price$83 $461 (1.6x MSRP)

Technical specs

A10-4655M and Core i3-4010U 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 speed2 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.7 GHz
L1 cache192 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size246 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierno data-

Compatibility

Information on A10-4655M and Core i3-4010U 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 configuration11
SocketFP2FCBGA1168
Thermal design power (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-4655M and Core i3-4010U. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Smart Responseno data+
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

A10-4655M and Core i3-4010U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-4655M and Core i3-4010U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-4655M and Core i3-4010U. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknown Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7620G-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-4655M and Core i3-4010U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Overall 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.

A10-4655M 1.30
i3-4010U 1.30
  • Passmark
  • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
  • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
  • Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
  • Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
  • 3DMark06 CPU
  • wPrime 32
  • Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
  • Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

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.

Benchmark coverage: 67%

A10-4655M 1642
i3-4010U 1643
+0.1%

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.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

A10-4655M 294
i3-4010U 513
+74.5%

Core i3-4010U outperforms A10-4655M by 74% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

A10-4655M 790
i3-4010U 1073
+35.8%

Core i3-4010U outperforms A10-4655M by 36% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A10-4655M 1137
i3-4010U 2469
+117%

Core i3-4010U outperforms A10-4655M by 117% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A10-4655M 4530
i3-4010U 5584
+23.3%

Core i3-4010U outperforms A10-4655M by 23% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A10-4655M 2161
i3-4010U 2280
+5.5%

Core i3-4010U outperforms A10-4655M by 6% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A10-4655M 40
i3-4010U 32.6
+22.7%

A10-4655M outperforms Core i3-4010U by 23% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A10-4655M 2
i3-4010U 2
+10.9%

Core i3-4010U outperforms A10-4655M by 11% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

A10-4655M 0.5
i3-4010U 0.8
+46.2%

Core i3-4010U outperforms A10-4655M by 46% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 15 May 2012 4 June 2013
Boost clock speed 2800 1700
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Thermal design power (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

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Competitors of A10-4655M by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to A10-4655M from Intel is Core i3-3110M, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our rating.

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Competitors of Core i3-4010U by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i3-4010U by AMD is A8-7100, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.

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A10-4655M 100
A8-7100 100
Core i3-4010U 100
A8-3510MX 99.23
A8-5545M 96.92

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