i3-7310U vs A12-9800

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Primary details

Comparing A12-9800 and Core i3-7310U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1809not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.44no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency3.31no data
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)4 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A12-9800 and Core i3-7310U 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 speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data27
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2048 KB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A12-9800 and Core i3-7310U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9800 and Core i3-7310U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9800 and Core i3-7310U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9800 and Core i3-7310U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 620
iGPU core count8no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9800 and Core i3-7310U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9800 and Core i3-7310U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9800 and Core i3-7310U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes812

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

A12-9800 has 100% more physical cores.

i3-7310U, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A12-9800 and Core i3-7310U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A12-9800 is a desktop processor while Core i3-7310U is a notebook one.


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