i5-3210M vs A10 Pro-7350B

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Aggregate performance score

A10 Pro-7350B
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
1.21
Core i5-3210M
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.55
+28.1%

Core i5-3210M outperforms A10 Pro-7350B by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10 Pro-7350B and Core i5-3210M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23312116
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD KaveriIntel Core i5
Power efficiency6.034.19
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)1 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225

Detailed specifications

A10 Pro-7350B and Core i5-3210M 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 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Die size245 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors2410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A10 Pro-7350B and Core i5-3210M 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP3FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10 Pro-7350B and Core i5-3210M. 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® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A10 Pro-7350B and Core i5-3210M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10 Pro-7350B and Core i5-3210M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10 Pro-7350B and Core i5-3210M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R6 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 4000
iGPU core count6no data
Number of pipelines384no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10 Pro-7350B and Core i5-3210M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10 Pro-7350B and Core i5-3210M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10 Pro-7350B and Core i5-3210M.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 Pro-7350B 1.21
i5-3210M 1.55
+28.1%

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.

A10 Pro-7350B 1915
i5-3210M 2464
+28.7%

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.

A10 Pro-7350B 280
i5-3210M 494
+76.4%

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.

A10 Pro-7350B 659
i5-3210M 998
+51.4%

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.

A10 Pro-7350B 2004
i5-3210M 4169
+108%

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.

A10 Pro-7350B 5276
i5-3210M 8936
+69.4%

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.

A10 Pro-7350B 2525
i5-3210M 3553
+40.7%

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.

A10 Pro-7350B 23.29
i5-3210M 18.56
+25.5%

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.

A10 Pro-7350B 2
i5-3210M 3
+56.8%

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.

A10 Pro-7350B 0.68
i5-3210M 1.25
+83.8%

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.

A10 Pro-7350B 1.2
i5-3210M 1.4
+21.7%

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.  

A10 Pro-7350B 12
i5-3210M 16
+35.8%

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.  

A10 Pro-7350B 68
i5-3210M 87
+27.2%

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.

A10 Pro-7350B 1484
i5-3210M 2486
+67.5%

Geekbench 2

A10 Pro-7350B 3814
i5-3210M 5797
+52%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.21 1.55
Recency 4 June 2014 1 June 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 35 Watt

A10 Pro-7350B has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores, and 84.2% lower power consumption.

i5-3210M, on the other hand, has a 28.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-3210M is our recommended choice as it beats the A10 Pro-7350B in performance tests.


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