Core i3-7020U vs A10-5745M

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Aggregate performance score

A10-5745M
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.15
Core i3-7020U
2016
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.66
+44.3%

Core i3-7020U outperforms A10-5745M by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-5745M and Core i3-7020U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22861978
Place by popularitynot in top-10095
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)30 August 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281
Current price$675 $553 (2x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

A10-5745M and Core i3-7020U 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 speed2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz2.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A10-5745M and Core i3-7020U 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
SocketFP2FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5745M and Core i3-7020U. 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, FMA, DDR3-1333 ControllerIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data-
Smart Responseno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

A10-5745M and Core i3-7020U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5745M and Core i3-7020U 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 A10-5745M and Core i3-7020U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.1 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon HD 8610GIntel HD Graphics 620
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-5745M and Core i3-7020U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A10-5745M and Core i3-7020U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-5745M and Core i3-7020U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5745M and Core i3-7020U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

A10-5745M 1.15
i3-7020U 1.66
+44.3%

Core i3-7020U outperforms A10-5745M by 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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: 68%

A10-5745M 1773
i3-7020U 2575
+45.2%

Core i3-7020U outperforms A10-5745M by 45% in Passmark.

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: 42%

A10-5745M 270
i3-7020U 733
+171%

Core i3-7020U outperforms A10-5745M by 171% 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: 42%

A10-5745M 599
i3-7020U 1484
+148%

Core i3-7020U outperforms A10-5745M by 148% 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%

A10-5745M 2065
i3-7020U 3588
+73.8%

Core i3-7020U outperforms A10-5745M by 74% 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%

A10-5745M 5480
i3-7020U 8083
+47.5%

Core i3-7020U outperforms A10-5745M by 48% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A10-5745M 176
i3-7020U 227
+29%

Core i3-7020U outperforms A10-5745M by 29% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made 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 (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A10-5745M 63
i3-7020U 93
+47.6%

Core i3-7020U outperforms A10-5745M by 48% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A10-5745M 1.1
i3-7020U 1.4
+27.3%

Core i3-7020U outperforms A10-5745M by 27% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A10-5745M 1585
i3-7020U 1920
+21.1%

Core i3-7020U outperforms A10-5745M by 21% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A10-5745M 13
i3-7020U 16
+22.8%

Core i3-7020U outperforms A10-5745M by 23% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A10-5745M 62
i3-7020U 80
+28.8%

Core i3-7020U outperforms A10-5745M by 29% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A10-5745M 3724
i3-7020U 4821
+29.5%

Core i3-7020U outperforms A10-5745M by 29% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A10-5745M 1476
i3-7020U 2221
+50.5%

Core i3-7020U outperforms A10-5745M by 50% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.15 1.66
Integrated graphics card 1.10 2.42
Recency 1 June 2013 30 August 2016
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

The Core i3-7020U is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-5745M in performance tests.


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